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Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices
Apple will partially ease its "parts pairing" policy on the same day Colorado is considering a right-to-repair bill that would ban parts pairing, and weeks after Oregon banned the practice.
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The Car Repair Apocalypse Could Soon Be Upon Us
The widespread availability of independent car repair needs to be protected from software-based DRM.
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Oregon Passes Bill That Would Make iPhones More Repairable Everywhere
The bill was passed over the objections of Apple lobbyists and would ban Apple's favorite repair restriction.
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Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair
"It is our belief that the bill’s current language around parts pairing will undermine the security, safety, and privacy of Oregonians by forcing device manufacturers to allow the use of parts of unknown origin in consumer devices."
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YouTube Commenters and the Grassroots Movement Pushed Google to Support Right to Repair
Google says its own customers drove it to ultimately support a strong version of right to repair.
Google Formally Endorses Right to Repair, Will Lobby to Pass Repair Laws
Google says repair should be easy and "parts pairing" should be illegal.
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Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor
They found code that killed power to the train and broke a train's compressor: "We are 100% certain of our findings."
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Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them
After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.
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A Massive Repair Lawsuit Against John Deere Clears a Major Hurdle
The class-action antitrust suit is one of the biggest challenges to Deere's tractor repair monopoly.
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Consumer Rights Groups Petition Government to Create Formal Rules Protecting Right to Repair
The FTC and Biden have repeatedly argued repair monopolies are illegal. So why haven't they created formal regulations protecting right to repair?
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Rivian Pushes Software Update That Breaks Infotainment System
An over-the-air software update breaks the truck's infotainment system in a way that will require an in-shop repair.
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Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Car Right to Repair Law in Maine
“Maine residents have won the right to control their destiny when it comes to car repairs."