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Biella discovers why simply repairing your own device may make you a hacker.

In the past, it was natural to open your phone and pop in a new battery. Today, to do that you may have to be a hacker. Biella speaks to representatives from the EU Right to Repair Movement, and farmers Nebraska to talk about this new, and unexpected frontier in hacker culture we may all soon belong to - the Right to Repair Movement.

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Christmas Eve 2021 13:45

Alexandre Issac

Alexandre Issac is the聽CEO of The Repair Academy in Toulouse. He's been repairing phones and other technology since he was a teenager, and is now part of the European Right to Repair movement.
He explains how Part Pairing in phones can lead to loss of function, and make it harder for 3rd Party professional repairers to do business.

Willie Cade

Willie Cade聽is the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference and the grandson of Theo Brown, inventor of the manure spreader.聽
He explains why he's working for Right to Repair in the United States, particularly in the agricultural sector, how software locks mean that manufacturers retain a great deal of control over the repair of equipment, and how a legal battle in Nebraska may impact the future of Right to Repair.

Kevin Kenney

Kevin Kenney is an engineer, inventor and a grassroots leader of the Right to Repair movement to聽 to pass right-to-repair legislation in Nebraska. He explains how farmers have been impacted by proprietary software in agricultural equipment, and how the power imbalance between the farmers and the companies that own the code means a potential end to on farm innovation.

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  • Christmas Eve 2021 13:45

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