Apple, HP and several tech giants plan to fight against 'right to repair' bill

Apple, HP and several tech giants plan to fight against 'right to repair' beak

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Apple and HP are among several major tech companies planning to fight confronting a "right to repair" bill in Nevada, one of the first to be filed. A committee hearing in the Nevada Legislature met Mon, according to a written report from the Associated Press.

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The hearing will focus on whether the authorities should require HP and Apple tree (among others) to provide admission to parts and schematics to contained repair shops and non just the companies' own authorized dealers.

Currently, 25 statehouses are taking right to repair bills nether consideration, after an initiative that passed in Massachusetts last year. The Nevada bill is among the first of many that makers volition exist preparing to fight. The Nevada neb would employ to consumer products that cost under $5,000, which most daily use products fall nether.

Nevada Associates Adult female Selena Torres argued that the right to repair devices would assistance organizations maintain equipment, which became an issue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nosotros saw delays in repairs of everything from computers, cell phones, and life-saving ventilators.

At the hearing, Torres stated, "Early in the pandemic, a nationwide laptop shortage left millions of students unprepared for virtual learning. As an educator, I saw firsthand how families struggled to share one device with several schoolhouse-aged children. The right to repair will requite schools and other institutions the data they need to maintain equipment and empower the refurbished computer market, saving taxpayer dollars and improving digital admission."

Cameron Demetre, the regional executive director for TechNet, said "unvetted 3rd parties" having access to people's devices creates "the potential for troubling unintended consequences, including serious adverse security, privacy, and condom risks."

My question is, who exercise we equally consumers trust more, the tech giants who make our devices, our government, or local mom-and-popular repair shops that will pop up if such laws are passed?

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