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Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing (arstechnica.com)
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[–] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 116 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (14 children)

the pairing restriction would "undermine the security, safety, and privacy of Oregonians by forcing device manufacturers to allow the use of parts of unknown origin in consumer devices."

If only there were options that would encourage the use of safe, genuine parts.

[–] stinerman@midwest.social 12 points 8 months ago

The "undermine the security, safety, and privacy of Oregonians by forcing device manufacturers to allow the use of parts of unknown origin in consumer devices" line is the same reasoning used by AT&T back in the old days as to why you couldn't buy your own phone or use a dial-up modem.

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