Alissa Centivany
@R2Rprof
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repair + open access + technology policy law & ethics | PhD | JD | music + plants + pinball
Joined July 2021
#WesternU prof Alissa Centivany (@R2Rprof) discusses the right-to-repair movement in this @TorontoStar article, highlighting why advocates are pushing for items to be easier to fix so they are less likely to end up in the landfill. @westernuFIMS
thestar.com
TORONTO - A toy turtle struggling to crawl, a massaging hair brush that won't vibrate and a gramophone that stopped spinning were no match for the fix-it extraordinaires at Repair
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The Starling Centre is looking for contributions for our Open Panel: "Just Technologies for Just Societies" for the #4SSeattle24 Conference. See full call for proposals on our website, https://t.co/NpRfqpScsj, and apply at https://t.co/6mnqf08EFY by 31 January!
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.@westernuFIMS professor Alissa Centivany (@R2Rprof) discusses what new copyright laws mean for Canadians with products in need of a fix.
cbc.ca
New changes to Canada's Copyright Act are aimed at making it easier for people and independent repair technicians to fix the products they own. Afternoon Drive spoke with Alissa Centivany, an...
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"It's about creating a better world, a healthier planet, keeping more things out of the landfill & more money in our pockets, & being able to exercise a little bit more autonomy about our decisions" @R2Rprof discusses changes in 🇨🇦's right to repair laws https://t.co/AHHX670PM6
cbc.ca
New changes to Canada's Copyright Act are aimed at making it easier for people and independent repair technicians to fix the products they own. Afternoon Drive spoke with Alissa Centivany, an...
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@westernuFIMS Alissa: "There's a shared human impulse to want to fix things". Thanks for a great https://t.co/39FOdR8qH3 conference, Alissa and Anthony! @R2RProf @arosborough
canrepair.ca
Let's fix things. Together.
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This Friday, Oct 25, join repair enthusiasts and experts from across Canada for the Canadian Repair Convention. This inaugural event is co-organized by FIMS professor and @StarlingCentre co-director, Alissa Centivany. 👉Registration: https://t.co/04u2SN8cRF
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Pretty cool to get a parliamentary shout out for the Canadian Repair Convention. :) https://t.co/eN2RMleecF Register to attend online at
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Hey @AnthropicAI: I get you're hungry for data. Claude is really smart! But do you really need to hit our servers a million times in 24 hours? You're not only taking our content without paying, you're tying up our devops resources. Not cool.
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#Apple is bringing their self service repair to Canada, so you'll be able to repair your own phone. But is it worth it? FIMS professor and right to repair researcher Alissa Centivany calls their efforts "overwhelmingly underwhelming". Read more:
cbc.ca
For years, the only way to fix a damaged Apple device was to take it to an Apple store or an authorized vendor. But Apple appears to be loosening its grip and will soon allow Canadian consumers to...
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Wrote the first version of this about 7 yrs ago & revised it to reflect recent developments. There's a fair bit of tongue-biting beneath the surface. Might write an unfettered follow-up at some TBD point, assuming my general boredom with AI wanes. ;) Officially out this fall.
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Pub out this fall. More importantly, and bittersweetly, my friend & collaborator left Gaza today, a month after she (& the WHO delegation she was leading) were slated to leave. Part II @ EASST/4S - "the ends of hope: post-optimistic futures worth working towards".
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Fabulous to see this progress on Right-to-Repair in Canada. As Senate sponsor of #C244, I thank my colleagues for sending this important bill, along with #C294 (interoperability), to our Banking Committee for study. #CompetitionMatters
Bill #C244 has been adopted at second reading in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy: https://t.co/fylS5DgSlZ
#SenCA #CdnPoli #BANC
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Read "Flipping the Narrative" here: https://t.co/x5CWRawtyz (authored by @R2Rprof, @Alana_G_Baker, and Jasvinder (JP) Mann) And if you're like us and think that this ban makes no sense sign on to the petition opposing it: https://t.co/3PScUHjQt1
change.org
Stop the Absurd Ban of Flipper Zero in Canada
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This is a big deal, and could have big downstream implications for the #RightToRepair, #interoperability and follow-on innovation.
US files landmark lawsuit against Apple
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Check out "Flipping the Narrative" a statement in response to @Safety_Canada's decision to ban @flipper_zero (put together by members of the #CanRepair Working Group): https://t.co/1f9xJtpHQO The bottom line: repair makes us safer. Let's not blame tools for insecure design.
canrepair.ca
Latest Developments on CanRepair and Right to Repair in Canada
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If the US is serious about protecting people’s data from ending up in the hands of foreign adversaries, Congress should toss out the TikTok ban and instead pass comprehensive data privacy legislation to prevent the collection of data in the first place.
eff.org
Congress’ unfounded plan to ban TikTok under the guise of protecting our data is back, this time in the form of a new bill—the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications
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Do you care about repair? Or are you repair curious? Join this group of friendly cool smart interesting people next week!
We're just one week away from our monthly Working Group meeting. Are you interested in helping #Canada's #righttorepair movement push ahead?Join us on Tuesday, February 20 at 3:00pm Eastern. Sign up here:
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Awesome commentary by @R2Rprof about Bill C-244. Good on @globalnews as well to clarify that this is just one first step in the larger effort.
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What a great Kickoff of CanRepair's Working Group. Folks from all across the country! Thanks @RepairCoalition and @iFixit for the support. Calling all #repair advocates📢Join our monthly WG meetings (third Tuesday of every month @ 3pm EST) Sign up here👇 https://t.co/oG5A4gcWLu
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Thanks to Global News BC for covering #righttorepair in 🇨🇦. Let's get the federal bills over the finish line and see more action at provincial level in 2024!
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