> It's the same reason why anything "smart" or cloud-dependent is best avoided. For example, all my white goods are several decades old and most of them don't even have any electronics.

I would definitely welcome regulations dis-incentivizing IoT crapware like connected fridges and toasters and whatnot. However, for devices that are intended to run software (general-purpose computers) shouldn't it be a requirement that all data sheets and source code be released under a copyleft license?

Can't we have the best of both worlds?