Secure Repairs

Right to Repair is on a roll! The push for pro-repair laws, has spread to all 50 states. Also: Humane sold a $700 #AI powered pin, then bricked it. A hack by owners may keep it working. #RighttoRepair news from WIRED, The Verge, iFixit, Digital Journal & more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

Statement on Ruling Upholding Massachusetts Auto Right to Repair Law Secure Repairs, an organization of cyber professionals that support the right to repair, applauded a ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts upholding the state's automotive right to repair law. Secure Repairs member Craig Smith provided expert testimony in the case in support of the law.

Statement on Ruling Upholding Massachusetts Auto Right to Repair Law

Secure Repairs, an organization of cyber professionals that support the right to repair, applauded a ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts upholding the state's automotive right to repair law. Secure Repairs member Craig…

Federal judge upholds Massachusetts automotive right-to-repair law - The Boston Globe Automakers quickly said they may appeal the decision to a higher court, which means the legal wrangling could continue.

Victory at long (long!) last: a federal judge has rejected an auto industry lawsuit that challenged the 2020 ballot measure expanding Massachusetts automotive #righttorepair law. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/11/b...

Another looming crisis related to the #righttorepair: bricked and abandoned devices. Check out this @consumerreports.org survey of more than 2,000 consumers about manufacturers' support for the software that runs smart devices.

Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures Hospitals are increasingly being forced into maintenance contracts with device manufacturers, driving up costs.

Medical device manufacturers have fought #righttorepair laws with great success - winning carve outs in every state law that has passed. What's the price of that? Well... this: www.404media.co/email/6eaf73...

CES: TP-Link Earns The Worst In Show For Cyber Secure Repairs had the honor (?) of awarding the CES Worst In Show for cybersecurity at this year's ceremony. The winner: Chinese SOHO router giant TP-Link.

The CES Worst In Show Awards are out, and Secure Repairs was asked to award the worst in show for cybersecurity. The winner (?) TP-Link. Read on to learn why.

End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations Embodied, which makes the Moxie emotional support robot for kids, said it is shutting down, rendering its robots inoperable. Also: industry groups urge Trump to cancel right to repair.

End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations
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A $50 Billion Question: Will Trump 2.0 Help Or Hurt The Right To Repair? Will Trump 2.0 help or hinder the right to repair movement? New documentaries on Netflix and YouTube call out a booming culture of waste and planned obsolescence.

This week: will Trump 2.0 help or hinder the right to repair? Also: Netflix's #BuyNow highlights the fight for a right to repair. 🛠️ And #righttorepair news from @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy , @ifixithq.bsky.social @forbes.com, @timesofindia.bsky.social and more!
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Oh, Canada! Copyright Act Changes Are A Big Win For Right to Repair With a vote by Parliament (and a nod from King Charles ??!) Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Pixel 9 Fold's screen? Get your wallet out.

This week: Canada took a big step ahead of the U.S. as a pro-repair economy. Also: cracked your Pixel 9 Fold's screen? Get your wallet out. #righttorepair news from @theconversation.bsky.social @eff.org @investigatemidwest.bsky.social and more.
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Check out the latest news headlines from the front lines of the fight for the #righttorepair!

Security Experts Unite Over the Right to Repair Securepairs.org is pushing back against a tech industry that wants independent repair legislation to be scary.

Hey everyone! Secure Repairs is now live on BSKY. To learn more about us, check out this profile in Wired or visit our website at securepairs.org. www.wired.com/story/right-...