[Themaintainers] Themaintainers Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1 right to repair

[JoAnne Yates]

You just about convinced me until I read this piece by Hiawatha Bray (a good tech columnist) in the Globe this morning: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/12/business/whats-tech-behind-question-1/?et_rid=970972583&s_campaign=wklystoriesmissed:email.

From: Nathan Proctor <nproctor at pirg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 9:32 AM
To: JoAnne Yates <jyates at mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Themaintainers] Themaintainers Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1 right to repair

I suggest voting yes.

I don't think it's fair to call this a "right to repair" issue, it's more about data. I would much prefer if it just totally handed data control to the owner, including the ability to turn it off. But creating what amounts to an open platform for data access (limited to maintenance data), with access controlled by the car owner, offers some utility (an app that can tell you if you need washer fluid, etc), and the security risk is not that significant (most of the extreme security problems they reference in those horrible ads are the problems that ALREADY exist, and are not impacted by access for third parties to your washer fluid levels).

So I see this as a slight pro for the consumer, which could be a bigger win if it's successful, and people realize the value of having data access, control and monitoring for other things.

On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 9:23 AM JoAnne Yates <jyates at mit.edu<mailto:jyates at mit.edu>> wrote:
Jonathan—

I’ve read both articles, but am still not sure which way to vote. Any advice?

JoAnne

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> (copying this, not original with me:  an important issue).
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> Car right to repair is on the ballot again. This time about access to car
> telematics data. Here is more information about the ballot question..
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> Ballot questions
> https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/IFV_2020.pdf
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> Making sense of Question 1, the return of the Massachusetts right-to-repair
> debate
> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/09/29/massachusetts-question-1-right-to-repair-2020-ballot-measure/
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> Mass. has been pummeled by ads on Question 1. They veer into exaggeration
> and ?fearmongering,? experts say
> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/21/metro/massachusetts-has-been-pummeled-by-ads-about-question-1-they-veer-into-exaggeration-fear-mongering-experts-say/
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> Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as well
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> Jonathan
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