News and Research articles on Bricking

Manufacturers of “smart goods” can remotely alter or destroy software-enabled devices to further their corporate interests, a form of post-purchase control termed “bricking”.

KEYWORDS: Internet of things, Private ordering, Techno-regulation, Bricking, Post-purchase regulation

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