> The biggest takeaway here should be that we need a domestic solar industry. We can't hold Deye or Chinese companies culpable.
No, the takeaway is to not allow corps to have remote access to end-user owned devices in the first place.
This story of perfectly capable devices being bricked or having servers shut off has been told so many times with domestic (or friendly countries) companies it's laughable that the conclusion is 'do the same thing but onshore'.
While what you describe is absolutely a world I would like to live in the reality is more like domestic means they have an easier time with legislative capture. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes and all that jazz.
No, the takeaway is to not allow corps to have remote access to end-user owned devices in the first place.
This story of perfectly capable devices being bricked or having servers shut off has been told so many times with domestic (or friendly countries) companies it's laughable that the conclusion is 'do the same thing but onshore'.