Robot Vacuum Lands CES “Worst In Show” For Security

A robot vacuum cleaner manufactured by the China-based firm Ecovacs was awarded the “Worst in Show” for security at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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Testimony: House Judiciary Hearing Is There A Right To Repair?

Oral testimony provided by Paul Roberts, founder of Secure Repairs at the July 18th hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing “Is there a right to repair?”

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SecuRepairs to testify as U.S. House asks “Is there a right to repair?”

Secure Repairs (securepairs.org) will take part in a hearing by a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives week on Tuesday as it considers the question “Is there a right to repair?”

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A Gold Record Year for SecuRepairs and the Right to Repair

SecuRepairs received the Free Software Foundation’s Award for Projects of Social Benefit, given to a project or team responsible for “applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, to intentionally and significantly benefit society.” This is a win for all of us!

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SecuRepairs is at DEF CON!

This Saturday, the right to repair is on the agenda DEF CON. with a panel of leading repair, legal and cybersecurity experts: Brazil Redux: Short Circuiting Tech-Enabled Dystopia with the Right to Repair.

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Friday: SecuRepairs at Symposium on Right To Repair

If you’re interested in the intersection of the right to repair with law and policy, you’ll want to set aside…

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‘Worst In Show’ Highlights Fails on Repair, Security, Sustainability at CES

SecuRepairs will help judge the first ever “Worst In Show” awards ceremony for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) tomorrow (Friday)…

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A Big Year for Right to Repair (and SecuRepairs)

With the new year upon us, I wanted to write to update you all on on our doings in 2020…

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Video: Securing the Long Now: Digital Right to Repair and the IoT Panel

If you’ve been looking for a concise discussion of the issues surrounding a digital right to repair and the Internet…

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Testimony: Tarah Wheeler, New America

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, SecuRepairs member Tarah Wheeler was among those who appeared before a Washington State Senate Committee considering a bill to establish a digital “right to repair” in that state. This is her testimony.

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