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Remotely bricking satellite modems as part of (presumably) nation state hostilities: https://www.reversemode.com/2022/03/satcom-terminals-under-attack-in-europe.html If over-the-air update systems aren't receiving regular patches, maybe it would be better for industry to use hardware that can't be reflashed remotely?

I'm amazed to learn that Tesla normally disables parts of the battery on cheap models, but was able to remotely enable the full battery during hurricane Dorian! https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/09/12/how-the-world-will-change-as-computers-spread-into-everyday-objects A car is turning into a computer with wheels, and that computer is sometimes a thin client.

I rarely feel a need to back up my phone. This is partly because many apps sync remotely, but mostly because it's rare to create on a phone.