"It is our belief that the bill’s current language around parts pairing will undermine the security, safety, and privacy of Oregonians by forcing device manufacturers to allow the use of parts of unknown origin in consumer devices."

Key Points:

  • Apple opposed a right-to-repair bill in Oregon, despite previously supporting a weaker one in California.
  • The key difference is Oregon’s restriction on “parts pairing,” which locks repairs to Apple or authorized shops.
  • Apple argues this protects security and privacy, but critics say it creates a repair monopoly and e-waste.
  • Apple claims their system eases repair and maintain data security, while Google doesn’t have such a requirement
  • Apple refused suggestions to revise the bill
  • Cybersecurity experts argue parts pairing is unnecessary for security and hinders sustainable repair.
  • @helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
    7•5 months ago

    Meh, the ice cream machine is a different thing.

    It’s not.

    I haven’t figured out fully how it benefits McD’s

    They get kickbacks from Taylor.

    McD’s uses the same machine as many other places, but they have the temp variance much tighter, so much tighter that after the daily cleaning cycle, it takes hours to get back to temp.

    Wrong

    There’s an indedependent dev who wrote a code reader/reset tool for the machines, and McD’s isn’t happy about it.

    Yeah McD’s just told them they’re not allowed to use it.