Obligatory link to Doctorow’s Unauthorized Bread (2019), a DRM-themed, uh… thriller? polemic?… of a novella. Deals with the themes you discuss: large appliance manufacturer malfeasance, intrusive exploitation beyond the scope of the product’s purpose, renters’ relative helplessness for the appliances to service their daily needs.

https://craphound.com/unauthorized-bread/

Discussion here (2020, 123 comments):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23985140