,” the law will require equipment manufacturers make diagnostic and repair information for digital electronic parts and equipment available to both consumers and independent repair providers. In principle, that legal requirement could have wide implications affecting the ability for consumers and repair shops to repair everything from mobile phones and smartwatches to laptops and IT equipment, which could reduce repair costs and limit obsessive e-waste.
“This is a huge victory for consumers and a major step forward for the right to repair movement,” Wiens said in a . “New York has set a precedent for other states to follow, and I hope to see more states passing similar legislation in the near future.”Critics on the other hand railed against last-minute changes made to the bill which they say create a number of cumbersome loopholes intended to let original equipment manufacturers off the hook in the name of privacy safety and security concerns.
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