Apple amongst companies lobbying against Right to Repair bill over privacyThe group says the bill has "the potential for troubling unintended consequences, including serious adverse security, privacy and safety risks."
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Apple is amongst a group of companies lobbying against a Right to Repair bill in Nevada.
The TechNet trade group says that the bill represents a serious threat to user data and privacy.
Apple has just expanded its Independent Repair Provider program globally.
Apple is amongst companies represented by a trade group lobbying against a Right to Repair Bill in Nevada.
From Associated Press:
Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada Legislature over a proposal to require hardware manufacturers give repair shops the means to fix devices like computers, phones, tablets and printers.
The bill in Nevada would apply to consumer electronics worth less than $5,000 wholesale, one assemblywoman saying it would protect jobs and let p...
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Apple amongst companies lobbying against Right to Repair bill over privacy
