Demystifying The Concept Of Right To Repair: A Contemporary Desideratum

Abstract

Consumer awareness has not been a novel concept especially post internet and smartphone technology invention. As internet allows people worldwide to connect and share ideas at a common platform, a present day consumer or a purchaser is on a swarming mode into gaining knowledge about the products purchased online or offline, the durability and efficiency, the pricing and comparison of specifications with similar products etc., on the tips of his or fingers. In the present times a prompt and an educated consumer is also concerned with the environmental effects of a product he is or she purchases. But when it comes to electronic products, owing to lack of technical and scientific education a user probably has no option other than to choose a product which is trending in the market and because of the specifications assimilated and advertised by a company which in turn suffices the inquisitiveness, professional and personal requirements of the user. The user in turn is unable to trace the effects and the extent of damage caused by these electronic products on personal health as well as on the environment.