Makes you wonder if IOT will end up IOTA (Internet Of Things Abandoned) what with these surges in IOT devices being dropped and abandoned and yet, still connect

Makes you wonder if IOT will end up IOTA (Internet Of Things Abandoned) what with these surges in IOT devices being dropped and abandoned and yet, still connected to the internet and what I feel will happen, become ignored and forgotten. I'm firmly of the remit that any IOT I get has to be open-source, but this truly rams that home. Though even with open source, the fear of binary blobs hiding under the FCC or other common excuse because it's radio related, just don't help. Now, say Spectrum did the right thing and release the source for all this abandoned kit, any signing key for firmware so those inclined could give them a second life. Though for those who don't avail of that avenue (most won't as compiling source and the like not your average user comfort zone) and with abandoned devices, well. You start to see how messy and complicated such matter can play out. Let alone the aspect that if they release the source and some criminals abuse that to subvert abandoned devices, it opens up exposure to legal redress for Spectrum above and beyond the situation now. But then, havn't mobile phone networks been able to lacklustre update devices they sold for years and gotten away with it!