I just wanted to give a shoutout to Allstate for jumping in to help fight the good fight for the right to repair movement. Recently, Allstate purchased iCracked, one of the largest phone repair companies in the country.

As Motherboard reports, “The acquisition means that Allstate has become one of the most powerful proponents of right to repair legislation in the United States. According to Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of Repair.org, which is pushing for the legislation, the company has already been helpful in organizing the movement's efforts in New Hampshire and elsewhere.

Even before the acquisition, Allstate has been a powerful ally to the right to repair movement behind the scene. “Allstate has been very helpful to us,” Gordon-Byne told me.”

The right to repair is critically important to DIYers and can help counter the trend towards disposable technology. When one considers the horrors of eWaste recycling and the amount of dangerous waste we dispose of every day, anything that can be done to reduce this is a positive step.