WhenWhen I called up iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, I figured he’d be celebrating — after years of fighting for right-to-repair, big name companies like Googleand Samsung have suddenly agreed to provide spare parts for their phones. Not only that, they signed deals with him to sell those parts through iFixit, alongside the company’s repair guides and tools. So did Valve.
But Wiens says he’s not done making deals yet. “There are
more coming,” he says, one as soon as a couple of months from now. (No,
it’s not Apple.) Motorola was actually the first to sign on nearly four years ago. And if Apple meaningfully joins them in offering spare parts to consumers — like it promised to do by early 2022 — the era of fixing your own phone may have well and truly come...."
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"I fully expect tech companies will continue to resist right-to-repair in some ways, even while pretending to embrace it. (We’ve seen that from Apple before,
and Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment this week about its
Self Service Repair Program.) There are lots of ways for companies to
screw around, like charging too much for parts or throwing up scary
warnings — to its credit, Apple does seem to be backing off on that one.
But it sounds like when my iPhone mini’s battery expires and there’s no new mini to replace it, I’ll be able to swap the battery myself. And if not? I might take a hint and switch to a newly repairable Pixel."
This is a very well written informative article regarding fixing your own cellphone. Best to read the article in full and take notes.
What's your thoughts and experience as a notice in fixing your cellphone?
Your phone is constantly on, and cell network towers are listening to your cellphone even if it is turned off. Makes permanent record, based on your handset. They know you, no matter what. The movements of your phone is recorded. It compares notes with other networks in the world, RIGHT NOW.
Is your cellphone really turned off?
Drugdealer phones, the old dumb phones, you can take the battery out. If there is no battery, then no location.. Now your phone is sealed.
For regular people, your primary threat is bulk collection of information. Airplane mode doesn't turn off WiFi.
You have no idea where is your cellphone is connected to (Apple) -
How do you know if your phone is really off? iphone6
Started in the 70s, the technology era
We don't have privacy right if it's part of a business. Data about human lives, it's not just data exploited. People are exploited, manipulated. Companies and government pretending not to understand.
"you cannot awaken someone who is pretending to be sleep"
All the above notes are taken from the above video.