In that time, manufacturers have captured the market, controlling where and when we repair our property, and inflating the electronic waste stream,” Eggman said. “For nearly 30 years California has required that manufacturers provide access to replacement parts and service materials for electronics and appliances to authorized repairers in the state. Leading this new bill is California State Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman whose Assembly Bill 1163 looks similar to last years. California is, for the second time, trying to pass legislation to give customers the right to repair their tech and force tech companies to sell replacement parts, give documentation on the product, and give supply codes to bypass DRM systems so new parts won’t be locked until the supplier activates them. You know, but can’t, because the replacement parts are not easy to come across or taking a look under the hood would void whatever warranty or contract you have you with one of our telecom/computer overlords. If something breaks, you know how to fix it. I know a lot of you out there are tech-heads and computer junkies with plenty of knowhow to build your own machinery.
Check out the original article here.Ĭalifornia Resurrects Key Right-to-Repair Bill This could explain how this happened by mistake, and even if this was a simple mistake, the HMD is likely to feel fallout from the European GDPR who takes any breach of privacy seriously. HMD has close ties with China, the country usually being the first in the world to receive Nokia phones as they hit the market. NRKBeta claims the phones were transmitting directly to the Chinese owned server, which is a state owned telecom company. HMD responded to the report by saying, “Our device activation client meant for another country was mistakenly included in the software package of a single batch of Nokia 7 Plus.” They claim the data was never processed and the information could not be used to identify someone (even though the types of data mentioned above are TOTALLY used to identify and exist for that purpose). The data being sent included the IMEI, MAC ID, and SIM ICCID, all of which are unique SIM card identifiers that can be used to track an individual. In what can be described as the “fuck up of the month”, phone company HMD is currently being grilled after Norwegian site NRKBeta discovered HMDs Nokia 7 Plus cellphone was sending personal data to a third party Chinese server. Reality HMD Admits to Sending Personal Data to Chinese State So strap in, lowlives–the ride may be short but, as always, it’s a rough one. This past week we’ve been keeping an eye on those who are keeping an eye on us, a proposed bill in California that will allow consumers to take back their technology, and a flood of new content from the teams working on both in-development System Shock games after a long, long period of silence. Welcome back, hackers, punks, loners, and aspiring cyborgs.
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