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Lobbyists imply right to repair helps domestic abusers, pushes racism and redlining!

Louis Rossmann · 94.2K views · 2020-08-27 · 5:18

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Overview

Louis Rossmann reacts to lobbyist ads in the Massachusetts right-to-repair ballot fight that suggest repair access would enable domestic abuse and discrimination, and urges support for the campaign.

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HN mentions it mainly as an example of the manufacturer-backed arguments used against right to repair.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2021–2023

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Repair, teardowns & right to repairLaw, policing & justice
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LtWorf · 2023-02 · Criticism

Are you the guy who made the famous spot against right to repair? You know… if you can repair your phone you will get raped. [VIDEO]

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NullPrefix · 2021-09 · Criticism

It's the generic "Terrorism and rape will happen if you are allowed to control your own device that you actually paid money for" FUD. And the rape part is not an exaggeration, it was actually used as an argument against the Right to Repair ( [VIDEO] ), wouldn't be suprised to hear it in this case too.

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Crosseye_Jack · 2021-07 · Criticism

Just stating what the arguement will/has been. It was a simpliar aguement to what what was recently stated in auto right to repair [VIDEO] - not terrorists but still pretty dam high on the fear factor. I fully agree that its just a single supplychain hack away from remote bricking not just John Deere but also pretty much anything connected. I'm just trying to make the point that the other side are not against using scare tactics already, do we really want to push them to even greater scare tactics? EDIT: Remember, its not the geeks you have to win over, its the general public and / or lawmakers (who stereotypically have not always what I would call "geeks") that have to be won over. Thankfully in that Massachusetts case the bill allowing mechanics to access the data passed, I personally don't think an escalation of the tactics from our side would end well for us.

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