Do you lie enough? You probably need to lie more often!
When filling out online forms that is.
Since the GDPR, the EU data protection rules, came into effect last year, many companies struggled with getting their online forms compliant. Some don’t really try, others think they’ve done it well bu…
Month: October 2019
Gah, writing a blog post takes a long time. But worth it. Sharing good info is good praxis.
Well that’s interesting…
Microsoft used to score zero on repairability on their devices at iFixit, but are now actually touting repairability on one of their new products, saying that it’s something that matters to their customers.
https://www.ifixit.com/News/microsoft-announces-a-repairable-surface-laptop-and-boy-are-we-excited
‘Repair culture[…] is not a mere side effect of the development of industrial societies.On the contrary, it is one of the very few distributed and consistent niches of resistance against the transformation of all human creativity into quantifiable commodity.’
Felipe Fonseca talks about gambiarra and the culture of repair and how maker culture got co-opted into wastefulness and prototyping lots of new things.
Good news as EU formally adopts Ecodesign measures:
– As of 2021, all TVs, monitors, fridges, freezers, washing machines, washer-dryers, dishwashers and lighting products placed on the EU market will have to meet minimum repairability requirements aimed at extending their lifetime.
– Manufacturers will have to ensure that appliances can be easily disassembled with commonly available tools.
– Spare parts and repair information will have to be made available to professional repairers for a minimum number of years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49884827
https://www.coolproducts.eu/news/eu-to-pull-plug-on-wasteful-unrepairable-products