Right to repair re-emerges
Plus campaign finance changes and an update on gun control.
Mailing that wonky laptop in to the manufacturer for expensive repairs would be a thing of the past under a bill aimed at codifying the right to repair for do-it-yourselfers.
Tinkerers, techies and consumers will tell you the right to repair is exactly what it sounds like—a movement to make manufacturers of technology cough up the parts, tools and manuals people need to fix the gadgets they own. Companies will say they keep those goodies to themselves for reasons ranging from intellectual copyright to lawsuits.
Here’s why you should care about this: The fact remains that Apple will charge you several crisp Benjamins to install a part that costs about $50.
