Repair Cafe Rugby

@repaircaferugby
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We are the Repair Cafe of Rugby town, Warwickshire, UK. We've been running since 2019 and we've had over 900 items through the doors for us to repair.

We're open 10am to 1pm on the first and third Saturday of each month (except 3rd Saturday in December).

Email[email protected]
Webhttps://www.rugbyecohub.org/repair-cafe
HomeRugby Eco Hub, Claremont Centre, 43 Clifton Road, Rugby, CV21 3QE (Entrance from the top of Bath Street.)
FacebookFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/RepairCaferugby
Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Open Rights GroupFeb 27

ORG and European civil society groups have warned about the reliance on a few dominant companies for digital infrastructure.

This means they can degrade their services without consequences – known as enshittification, as coined by Cory Doctorow.

Read more about the report and open letter to EU institutions ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/cory-doctorow-joins-european-civil-society-to-demand-rebalancing-of-digital-power/

#BigTech #enshittification #DigitalSovereignty #ukpolitics #ukpol #eu

Cory Doctorow joins European civil society to demand rebalancing of digital power

Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future Open letter to EU Institutions Breaking Free from Big Tech ORG and European civil society organisations have called on warned about the reliance on a few dominant companies for digital infrastructure, particularly in light of recent geopolitical uncertainty.

Open Rights Group
Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Keep Android OpenFeb 24
We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/
Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Show threadOpen Rights GroupFeb 24

We have a right to be presumed innocent. Not predicted guilty.

AI that claims to 'predict' crime will only replicate the historic discrimination and abuse already experienced by over-policed communities.

Sign the petition to ban it in the UK ⬇️

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech

#SafetyNotSurveillance #precrime #AI #policing #automatedinjustice #ukpolitics #ukpol

Ban ‘Crime Predicting’ Police Tech

The Lie  AI and police tech don’t predict crime - they predict policing. These technologies are built on existing, flawed, police data. So communities who have historically been over policed are more likely to be identified as at ‘risk’ of future criminal behaviour. This leads to more racist policing and more surveillance, particularly for Black and racialised communities, lower income communities and migrant communities. Instead of making us safer, this tech leads to: • Over-policing •...

38 Degrees
Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Show threadOpen Rights GroupJan 23

What does a UK #DigitalSovereignty strategy look like?

⚫ Open Source software to ensure continuity. We can switch suppliers whilst maintaining critical services, because we aren't locked into a closed proprietary system.

⚫ Interoperable systems to strengthen competition and the resilience of UK tech.

#opensource #interoperability #sovereingty #uk #tech #ukpolitics #ukpol

Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Show threadOpen Rights GroupJan 22

The UK needs a #DigitalSovereignty strategy.

This means running our services and critical infrastructure on open source tech that's beyond the reach of foreign political interference, whether it's the US, China or Israel.

We urge you to support the Early Day Motion tabled by @sianberry.

Write to your MP ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-britain%E2%80%99s-digital-backbone-%E2%80%94-ask-your-mp-act

#sovereignty #tech #uk #ukpolitics #ukpol #nationalsecurity #opensource

Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 28
Open Rights GroupJan 22

America sneezes. We catch a cold.

And the UK is overexposed.

As long as foreign tech runs our digital infrastructure, our systems can be used as leverage or disrupted on Trump's say so.

Tell your MP to support the motion for #DigitalSovereignty ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-devise-uk-digital-sovereignty-strategy

#trump #sovereignty #tech #nationalsecurity #uk #ukpolitics #ukpol

Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act

Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant on a small number of foreign tech companies. Much of this critical digital infrastructure is controlled by US-based firms such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Palantir, whose services are embedded across government and the public sector. Other key providers are based in Israel and China. Together, these companies operate systems that are essential to how the UK state functions day to day.

Open Rights Group
Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 27

Three years ago, I pledged support for a project on #IndieGoGo. Two days ago, and over two years late, the product finally arrived. For those of you that have done any #crowdfunding before, you know that this is nothing new.

But it's here now. I've tried all the bits and it all seems to work. A few minor complaints, but nothing worth getting upset about.

It might even be useful at the next #repaircafe

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/stellenllc/stellen-davinci-14-powertools-in-1-smart-toolbox

Repair Cafe RugbyFeb 26

Anyone seen this?

https://www.regenbox.org/

(It's in French but I'm sure you all know how to translate webpages.) 🙂

Looks like an excellent idea. €59 for the small version.

Hoping to get one.

#battery #regenbox

Regenbox, régénérateur de piles alcalines

Regenbox, pour sauver ses piles jetables

Regenbox
Repair Cafe RugbyJan 22
Show threadOpen Rights GroupJan 20

A version of the U16s ban is already being debated in the UK House of Lords as an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

This goes beyond social media to include social functions of online games, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.

Shutting young people out of digital public spaces, rather than building ones that work for them is not protection. It is exclusion.

#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Repair Cafe RugbyJan 22
Show threadOpen Rights GroupJan 20

Online harms are driven by platform design and business models. A blanket ban on young people doesn't fix this.

We need:

⚫ Interoperability to promote competition over standards.
⚫ Greater user control over feeds and content moderation.
⚫ Strong enforcement of data protection laws for children.
⚫ Limits on profiling and targeted advertising, and greater transparency around how user data is used on platforms.

#socialmedia #uk #socialmediaban #privacy #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol