EHealth: Connector replacement is a €300M grave without valid reason

"Since the certificates are integral part of the [routers] connectors and cannot be removed or replaced for security reasons, their exchange is technically not possible".

E-waste is a matter of choice. We destroy gear that would be very useful to someone by electronically hobbling it. The most egregious offences begin when a manufacturer chooses to deploy control, licensing and so-called "security" features via TPM, DRM, burned in firmware and hidden enclaves. The war on waste is a war on this greed and spitefulness.

The best analogy I know is when British supermarkets adulterated surplus food with dye to stop homeless people from benefitting from food banks - a practice that was very rightly banned.