Your devices, which are working fine and have no issues, break down once software support stops or their software gets corrupted.swollen“, you may have witnessed that it has become unusable. From time to time it becomes annoying because the features of the devices require the subscription system. This application “software tethering” or “software binding” name is given. in the US consumer groups He raised the flag of rebellion against this practice.

A coalition of consumer protection and anti-waste groups, Federal Trade Commissioncalled for action to address “software binding,” the practice of tying the functionality of hardware to external software. These groups include the nation’s largest groups, including Consumer Reports, iFixIt, US PIRG, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Economic Justice, and Californians Against Waste.

Big business at the center of criticism

In an open letter published on this topic, like googling He stated that many companies, including large and established companies, have withdrawn their support and paid for existing services. Consumer Reports is From 22 major smart home appliance manufacturers Only three of these stated that they would provide cybersecurity and software updates for a certain period.

in the letter “We expect the problem will only get worse over time as more companies produce ‘smart’ products that connect to the internet or are app-driven.” While this was being said, suggestions were also being made to the FTC. These suggestions were as follows:

• For company products minimum support period the company is obliged to guarantee this period and to clearly indicate this period on the product packaging.
• Companies can use their products even if the Internet connection is interrupted or relevant software updates are stopped. retains its basic functionality make sure
• For reuse when software support ends instruments and methods encourage
• Competitors or third parties with the ability to replace older devices “hostile interoperability” protect
• Manufacturers in product design life span Teach them how to build