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Why Sydney repair shops are a dying breed

End warranty voiding for third-party repairs , commission argues

Online overhaul: the government wants to change how you use technology

The federal government is quietly preparing a raft of laws that would fundamentally change how technology is used in Australia. These wide-ranging digital reforms include everything from giving an unelected government official the right to censor apps and websites, to giving senior police the power to sign warrants that would allow them to take over your social media accounts. Here are the biggest things happening right now in Australia’s tech law space: The Online Safety Bill Touted as a way to keep Australians safe online, the Online Safety Bill will overhaul the role of Australia’s eSafety commissioner. The bill would drastically increase the commissioner’s powers, including giving them the ability to order the removal of online abuse, force web services and app stores to remove access to websites or apps, and unilaterally enforce verification systems for example, a face scan before users look at age-restricted material (i.e. porn).

Tech giants to make Australia s phone repairers extinct, Right to Repair inquiry hears

A big barrier for independent repairers, according to Muradian, is the serialisation of components within Apple’s latest release, the iPhone 12. Put simply: if a part of the latest iPhone, like the camera, stops working, it can’t be replaced with an identical, working camera. The only camera that will work is the one that came with your phone. If you try to replace it, it will lose its full functionality. Replace the camera, and you won’t be able to use portrait mode. Replace the battery, and you won’t be able to review what percentage it’s charged. Replace the home button, and you won’t be able to to use it to navigate the phone.

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