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*Complete collapse of Insteon's smart home system (2022), affecting 1.3 million customers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes - Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/shameful-insteon-looks-dead-just-like-its-users-smart-homes/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/buqud |archive-date=23 Apr 2022 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes - Ars Technica}}</ref> | *Complete collapse of Insteon's smart home system (2022), affecting 1.3 million customers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes - Ars Technica |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/shameful-insteon-looks-dead-just-like-its-users-smart-homes/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/buqud |archive-date=23 Apr 2022 |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes - Ars Technica}}</ref> | ||
Academic research has identified this phenomenon as ''"regulation by bricking"''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tusikov |first=Natasha |date=2019-06-18 |title=Regulation through “bricking”: private ordering in the “Internet of Things” |url= | Academic research has identified this phenomenon as ''"regulation by bricking"''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tusikov |first=Natasha |date=2019-06-18 |title=Regulation through “bricking”: private ordering in the “Internet of Things” |url=https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/regulation-through-bricking-private-ordering-internet-things |journal=Internet Policy Review |volume=8 |issue=2 |doi=10.14763/2019.2.1405 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807232444/https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/regulation-through-bricking-private-ordering-internet-things |archive-date=7 Aug 2019 |access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref>'','' a form of corporate control where manufacturers retain the ability to remotely disable devices after purchase through licensing agreements and cloud service dependencies. | ||
==Consumer protection and regulatory response== | ==Consumer protection and regulatory response== | ||