California became just the third state in the nation to pass a "right to repair" consumer protection law on Tuesday, following Minnesota and New York, when Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 244. The California Right to Repair bill had originally been introduced in 2019. It passed, nearly unanimously, through the state legislature in September. "This is a victory for consumers and the planet, and it just makes sense," Jenn Engstrom, state director of CALPIRG, told iFixit (which was also one of SB244's co-sponsors). "Right now, we mine the planet's precious minerals, use them to make amazing phones and other electronics, ship these products across the world, and then toss them away after just a few years' use . We should make stuff that lasts and be able to fix our stuff when it breaks, and now thanks to years of advocacy, Californians will finally be able to, with the Right to Repair." Turns out Google isn't offering seven years of replac
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Today marks a monumental step forward in the Right to Repair movement. We’re elated to announce that Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed the California…
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