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Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair (www.404media.co)

submitted 9 months ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Key Points:

Apple opposed a right-to-repair bill in Oregon, despite previously supporting a weaker one in California.
The key difference is Oregon's restriction on "parts pairing," which locks repairs to Apple or authorized shops.
Apple argues this protects security and privacy, but critics say it creates a repair monopoly and e-waste.
Apple claims their system eases repair and maintain data security, while Google doesn't have such a requirement
Apple refused suggestions to revise the bill
Cybersecurity experts argue parts pairing is unnecessary for security and hinders sustainable repair.

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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's moreso so that they can ensure you can't repair it at all. They'll tell you you need to spend way more money than you need to, then conveniently point you to the upgraded model on the show floor.

I'm just absolutely floored that people still spend so much money on this garbage.

[–] TheAlbacor@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That doesn't make sense when they backed the one in California but only didn't back this one because it would allow consumers to go outside of their repair system.