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Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law. It's the first to ban “parts pairing” — a practice manufacturers use to prevent replacement components from working unless the company’s software approves them.

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https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24097042/right-to-repair-law-oregon-sb1596-parts-pairing-tina-kotek-signed

Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law, SB 1596, which bans “parts pairing” by manufacturers.

The Verge
Mar 31, 2024 at 3:00pmBuffer
Show threadLenshiboApr 1, 2024
@gtbarry Finally the government is doing something about this practice! I’ve felt it should be illegal since the iPhone 6 days but I guess better late than never. Can’t wait to see what innovative way apple will come up with to prevent repair once parts pairing goes away...