Right to Repair News from iFixit

It is (our) right to repair! We’re on the forefront of fighting for consumer- and eco-friendly electronics that are designed to be repairable, and come with accessible repair information and spare parts. Read more about the global fight for this Right to Repair at https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair.

Right to Repair

Announcing The Repair Association

Following a successful campaign to legalize cellphone unlocking, winning key exemptions from the Copyright Office for repair, and strong support for repair-friendly state legislation, we are excited to launch The…

February 2, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Right to Repair

HackerOne: GM Makes Friends with Car Hackers

General Motors just backpedaled its position on car hacking. The carmaker recently opened a pathway for non-malicious hackers to report security vulnerabilities in GM cars, reports Wired—despite previously opposing efforts…

January 15, 2016

by Julia Bluff

Right to Repair

Wall Street Journalist Backs Right to Repair

Geoffrey Fowler has a friend with a Samsung TV that inexplicably stopped working halfway through a movie. Geoff’s friend thought she had no other option than to replace it. Geoffrey—a…

September 9, 2015

by Julia Bluff

Right to Repair

New High-Tech Farm Equipment Is a Nightmare for Farmers

I squatted down in the dirt and took stock of my inadequate tools. Over my left shoulder a massive John Deere tractor loomed. I came here to fix that tractor.…

February 5, 2015

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Right to Repair

Announcing the Digital Right to Repair Coalition

Under the pretense of enforcing copyright law, manufacturers have been systematically chipping away at our ownership rights. That’s not acceptable. And iFixit isn’t just going to stand by and watch…

January 28, 2015

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Right to Repair

Intellectual Property Is Putting Circular Economy in Jeopardy

I watch as workers at BMW's Recycling and Dismantling Centre fish around for an alternator under the hood of what must have been a mid-sized sedan—except this car doesn't have…

June 4, 2014

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Right to Repair

Using Copyright to Keep Repair Manuals Secret Undermines Circular Economy

Every day, there are fewer manufacturer repair manuals left on the web. Only a handful of electronics producers, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, voluntarily release service manuals to the public…

December 20, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Right to Repair

We’re Running out of Resources, and It’s Going to Be OK

We're buying, using, and discarding these resources at a rapid and unsustainable pace. The average consumer buys over 2,200 lbs of material per year; 80% of these materials end up…

February 8, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Right to Repair

2012: The Year of the Fixer

We dub 2012 “the year of the fixer”: More and more people are breaking out their screwdrivers, and the headlines have been full of repair. The iPhone 5 is the…

December 20, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Apple’s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone

Apple is switching to a new type of tamper-resistant screw. They call it a "Penalobular" screw, and it's used on the newest MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and iPhone 4s. Fortunately,…

January 20, 2011

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit