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Take Action To Support Right To Repair

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair

An undercover reporter from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation took a broken laptop to the Apple store in Toronto, where they were told repairs would be at least $1,200. But when an independent tech opened the computer, it took him less than two minutes to repair it. For such a simple repair, said technician Louis Rossmann, he usually wouldn't charge anything. $1,200 vs. free -- how much more stark can it get?

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Samsung, Apple fined for software updates that slowed phones

Friday, October 26, 2018

By | Nathan Proctor

Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair

Have you ever received an update on your phone or device, and afterward found that phone ran significantly slower? Well, an Italian court ruled on Wednesday that sometimes that can amount to a violation of consumer rights, and fined two offending cell phone manufacturers.

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Update to How You Can Change Your Experian Credit Freeze PIN

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

By | Mike Litt

Consumer Campaigns Director, U.S. PIRG

Our consumer campaign director provides an update to how you can change your Experian credit freeze PIN after a security flaw was discovered two weeks ago.

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#EEDay2018 - States Can Lead

Friday, October 5, 2018

By | Abe Scarr

State Director

The cheapest, cleanest energy is the energy we don’t use in the first place. Whether you care about improving air quality, fending off the worst impacts of global warming, or simply saving money, energy efficiency and conservation are critical.