FYI, on the ballot in many states this year, is the Right To Repair... which forces companies which lock you out of your own machine, effectively forcing you to rely on them for support, to surrender the data, allowing you to repair your own machinery

specifically this ballot measure is about the technology in your car. basically auto manufacturers want to have their own proprietary data technology in their cars so buyers are forced to go back to dealerships in order to get diagnostics and repairs done.

voting yes on the ballot measure means auto manufacturers have to use an open data platform that will allow buyers to bring their cars to whatever mechanic they want to get things fixed.

https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2020)