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Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing” (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 64 points 8 months ago (19 children)

From the article, parts pairing is “a practice manufacturers use to prevent replacement components from working unless the company’s software approves them.”

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Hope this applies to cars as well. Bust a taillight in your Ford and get your own replacement, you still have to have a dealer configure the integrated BLISS sensor.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

From the article

Some products — like devices powered by combustion engines ... — are excluded from Oregon’s rules entirely.

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