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Lobbyists have held up nation’s first right-to-repair bill in New York

Enlarge / Tech companies, including Apple, have lobbied hard to prevent a New York bill that would require them to make repair information and parts available to individuals and non-affiliated repair techs. Getty Images reader comments 61 with 0 posters participating Share this story Update 10:30pm 12/19/2022: Because of a misinterpretation of NY legislature rules,… Read More »

US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches

reader comments 26 with 24 posters participating Share this story In a groundbreaking initiative announced by the Department of Justice this week, federal contractors will be sued if they fail to report a cyber attack or data breaches. The newly introduced “Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative” will leverage the existing False Claims Act to pursue contractors and grant… Read More »