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Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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The auto industry’s commitment to right to repair is being tested.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You make the damn laws! Could you make it any more obvious you are beholden to your corporate overlords?!

A strongly written letter ASKING these profit driven companies to stop doing something that increases profit?!

This is the laziest attempt to appear as though these senators are doing something and care. In reality they don't want their money spigot turned off when elections roll around so no real action will be taken.

Maybe you should actually do your jobs and pass right-to-repair and data privacy legislation with the best interest of your constituents in mind?

You don't ask the robber barons to do something. You drag their ass to the table while they kick and scream all the way.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Uh. You don’t ask, you just write the law. That’s what you’re given tax dollars and health care to do.

This is such bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In a letter sent to the CEOs of the top automakers, the trio of legislators — Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) — urge them to better protect customer privacy, while also dropping their opposition to state and national right-to-repair efforts.

I would have never guessed a Republican, let alone Hawley, of being party to this.

[–] sorghum 8 points 3 days ago

I think they think right to repair is under the same umbrella as property rights. It's certainly how I view it. As far as selling data, I'd bet a contract without expressly authorizing selling of data, not just a paragraph in a EULA is his angle or more likely his rates went up directly caused by his data being sold to his insurer.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Don't rip too hard, you're being too aggressive, guys.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago