Some important news: SRFF has teamed up with @consumerreports.org and #USPIRG to introduce model legislation to require smart device makers to disclose to consumers _before_ they buy a smart device how long they'll support the software that runs it. Read more: secure-resilient.org/2025/03/srff...

Wait...and End of Life Pwnathon at @districtcon.bsky.social 👀 Count us in! #EOL #righttorepair www.districtcon.org/junkyard-1

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...

Check out the latest from @fight2repair.bsky.social on the @consumerreports.org survey of more than 2,000 consumers asking what they knew about software support before they purchased their smart devices. (Spoiler alert: not much!)

In our newsletter: Embodied technicians are working on open source software to keep the #Moxie robots working after its cloud servers shut down. And: senators call out automakers for opposing #righttorepair. And news from @arstechnica.com , @thedrive.com and more! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...

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The latest #righttorepair news. In this issue: a Federal Trade Commission report finds ~89% of smart device makers fail to provide clear information on software support. Also: @openwrt.bsky.social ONE wireless router designed for repair & news from @404media.co, @theprospect.bsky.social, and more.

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! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...