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

[Casey Boardman]

For the interested:
https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2020)


With Support/Opposition, and including top donors.


-Casey



On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 9:06 AM JoAnne Yates <jyates at mit.edu> wrote:

> 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.
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> *From:* Nathan Proctor <nproctor at pirg.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2020 9:32 AM
> *To:* JoAnne Yates <jyates at mit.edu>
> *Cc:* themaintainers at lists.stevens.edu
> *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> wrote:
>
> Jonathan—
>
> I’ve read both articles, but am still not sure which way to vote. Any
> advice?
>
> JoAnne
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> >  1. Mass. auto right-to-repair ballot issue (Jonathan Coopersmith)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:26:06 -0500
> > From: Jonathan Coopersmith <j-coopersmith at tamu.edu>
> > To: Themaintainers <themaintainers at lists.stevens.edu>
> > Subject: [Themaintainers] Mass. auto right-to-repair ballot issue
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> > (copying this, not original with me:  an important issue).
> >
> > 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..
> >
> > Ballot questions
> > https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/IFV_2020.pdf
> >
> > 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/
> >
> > 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/
> >
> >
> > Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as
> well
> > as physical distancing,
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > Jonathan Coopersmith
> > Professor
> > Department of History
> > Texas A&M University
> > College Station, TX  77843-4236
> > 979.291.2925 (cell)
> > 979.862.4314 (fax)
> >
> > *Vote early (not often), and help others vote*:
> >
> https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/a-citizens-guide-to-defending-the-election/616574/
> >
> > Engineering elections:
> >
> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/security/engineering-principles-us-election
> >
> > Racial disparities in waiting to vote:
> > https://theconversation.com/it-takes-a-long-time-to-vote-141267
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