@EU_Commission Phones and other devices are not packaging material. They are not single-use. This is going the wrong direction.

Ever wondered why laptop recycling isn't a problem? Because you can install any operating system on an old laptop, and still get some use out of it.

If phones weren't artifically locked down by vendors, then old phones could still serve as security cameras, smart home interfaces, servers, and many other applications. Maybe not for average people, but there's enough nerds out there who could use an old phone instead of a Raspberry Pi.

The EU should apply pressure to vendors to release driver and kernel source code at the end of their devices lifespan, so users can run a free operating system and do literally anything with the hardware.