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Re:Right to Repair off to the races in 2021 with 14 active s... by at-fates-hands on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:43PM (#25910517)
I think most people would be fine with having a certain set of parts that could be repaired. I'm not sure how many people need to have their T2 security chip replaced as opposed to say their microphone, display, rear camera, battery etc.

You could probably cover a big chunk of the most common repairs without having to crack open or tamper with Apple's proprietary software like the T2.

That alone would be a huge win for the right to repair movement.

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Re:Right to Repair off to the races in 2021 with 14 active s... by brian_herman on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:04PM (#25911582)
Yeah, plus if apple or other companies with secret security chips gave repair shops a way to buy these chips from apple or a module that would come from apple that is easily replaceable but tamper proof. That would be cool. We don't need to have all the details on the T2 chip just make it modular and easily replaceable. Loss of data is OK but if I can take my T2 chip to a different phone with a different screen that would be good.
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