Season 5 Episode 11 - Right to Despair

Hacking the Gibson

Electronics are expensive, and replacing or upgrading parts can be a much cheaper, more sustainable way to keep your hardware humming. But the biggest obstacle to your right to repair a thing you own is often the company that originally sold it to you. We’ll talk about the tricks and tactics tech vendors use to keep you from updating gear on your own, and why, when you can’t trust vendors to be transparent, the right to repair depends on the right to hack in order to find vulnerabilities in the first place.