Warranty-void-if-removed stickers are one of the biggest barriers to fixing things yourself. You might want to go digging around inside your external hard drive to see why it just decided to die, but ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent letters to three computer companies, namely ASRock, Gigabyte, and Zotac, over their warranty policies. According to the agency, these policies violate the ...

Last month, the FTC said in a statement that warranty-void-if-removed stickers, which are endemic on all sorts of electronic devices, are basically worthless and also kinda illegal. That's good news ...

Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favorite pastime: ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on warranty policies that run afoul of the right-to-repair movement. As part of the crackdown, the FTC sent warning letters to eight companies ...

So you buy that brand new piece of technology, its working great. A few months later and you notice that it’s getting a little hot, you figure it might just be a little bit of dust clogging up the ...

The FTC brought out the rule hammer this week in a letter to 6 companies about their stickers. Those stickers you've got on the insides of your smartphone and the outside of your gaming console – the ...

Various companies have been using "void if removed" stickers for their products' warranty, but the Federal Trade Commission says it's illegal. The stickers in question basically force customers to use ...

The act of prohibiting the act of disassembling third parties other than makers is widespread with the wording "sealed with a sticker on gaming machines and PCs" and "the product warranty will not be ...

If you ever thought to yourself that those "warranty void if removed stickers" that often adorn various electronics are bullshit, good news—the Federal Trade Commission thinks so too. In an attempt to ...