One of their favorite methods to fight and denounce independent repair shops is to suggest that those repair shops could snoop through user data, or more generally that independent repair means no control and oversight. Basic FUD. The US car lobby went even farther by producing an ad that implied independent car repair makes you an easier target for stalkers and sexual predators[0].
Of course all those efforts are kind of hampered when authorized repair shops mess up. Like that time when an Apple repair tech uploaded a customer's selfies and sex tape on Facebook[1].
Of course all those efforts are kind of hampered when authorized repair shops mess up. Like that time when an Apple repair tech uploaded a customer's selfies and sex tape on Facebook[1].
[0]: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj4ayw/auto-industry-tv-ads-...
[1]: https://nypost.com/2021/06/07/apple-settled-after-repair-tec...