Policy and consumer rights
What a rule or a policy can require of you at work and online, and the rights you already have at a checkout or a repair counter.
Policy
4 guides filed under this heading
- Why Federal Websites Say "SI" Instead of "AI" — and What It Means
Federal agencies now use "Super Intelligence" for AI under EO 14434. The words changed; the legal definition did not. Here is what stayed the same.
5 min read - The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, Read Closely
Six technology companies signed a one-page safety commitment on September 29, 2026. What its four layers of controls actually require, and what it does not.
5 min read - What America.gov Runs On, and Why It Matters Now
The federal portal's AI was rebranded "SI" by the same order that launched it. What the government discloses about the models, and what it keeps quiet.
7 min read updated October 24, 2026 - AI at Work: What Your Employer Can Require, and What a Policy Cannot Reach
An AI policy is a work rule, so labor law decides its edges. Three tracks govern what it can require, what AI can decide about you, and what stays yours.
11 min read updated October 7, 2026
Consumer Rights
2 guides filed under this heading
- Right to Repair Explained: What You Can Fix and What Your State Allows
A 1975 federal warranty law protects your right to repair everywhere; a state patchwork decides whether the part is even for sale. Know both before you buy.
13 min read updated October 8, 2026 - Extended Warranty or Service Contract? What the Checkout Plan Really Is
The plan at the register is a service contract, not a warranty, and federal law treats the two differently. Read these clauses before you pay for one.
15 min read
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Tables and lookups on the same filing, answered without reading around it
- Right to repair: the nine state laws, and what each covers
Which states require parts, tools and manuals, when each law starts, whether it forbids parts pairing — plus the repair-versus-replace arithmetic.
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