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Oregon’s new Right to Repair bill targets anti-repair practices
The Right To Repair Act passed the house and senate in Oregon. It's the first of its kind to ban parts pairing.
Apple, Google and Microsoft score poorly in repairability report
Apple, Google and Microsoft have all struggled in a repairability report card from an influential public interest group.
Why Apple changed its mind on Right to Repair
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it would let users start repairing and replacing parts of the iPhone. What brought about this big change to the company's policies?
Ventilator companies are opening up critical repair documents to the public
After being called out by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), more ventilator manufacturers are sharing critical repair information.
Public interest group tells medical equipment makers to release their repair manuals
Addressing concerns that the US lacks sufficient ventilators to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is, fundamentally, all about right to repair. That's the argument put forward by Nathan Proctor, head of the Right to Repair campaign at the US Public Interest Research Group. He says that a lack of devices can, and will, be exacerbated when hardware begins to break down with no easy options to fix them. In a statement, he calls for device manufacturers to release all repair documentation for essential medical kit.
