Electronic devices by Iker López Otaola

Where have you travelled to?

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-06 16:59:32 UTC

-Bilbao*
-Walikale
-Perak
-Shenzhen

What difficulties have you had in your work as a researcher?

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-06 17:01:24 UTC

Some of the difficulties were that the conditions of work were very bad, they were horrible, and some cases you can die, because in walikale you work with toxic sustances.

What conflicts come out around to the process of making a mobile?

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-06 17:14:39 UTC

Some conflicts are that the people that make the mobiles they don’t care about the security of their workers, or if they suffer an accident they will be fired, and if you are woman you are expose to be raped, and if they are pregnant also they are fired, also some conflicts are that the sellers only want money so they do all the things to earn a lot.

What possible solutions appear throughout the game?

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-06 17:21:55 UTC

The solution that we can have is that the humanity, have to think that when they buy a new electronic device a lot of people are suffering a lot, so we don’t have to buy a new dispositive if its not necesary, and don’t trow it to the bin.

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-20 22:49:47 UTC

throughout the year we produce a lot of waste, due to excessive device changes, for example 1500 liters in each computer, or for a 16000 microchip, throughout all these years this has produced brutal contamination, because we must also think that when we buy a computer its real price is 1 ton of natural resources, and that is too much, also the environmental impact of the production of computers, tablets and smartphones is so high that to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions we would have to use every device Between 33 and 89 years, too If we continue with current consumption rates, to reach 2050 we will need: 8.5 planets to absorb carbon monoxide, 6 planets to meet the demand for steel, 3.5 planets to meet the demand for cement, 3.5 planets to meet the demand for wood.

Environment and human health

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-20 22:51:24 UTC

Environment and human health

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-20 22:53:49 UTC

Minerals in conflict

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-23 07:17:21 UTC

Walikale

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-23 07:22:31 UTC

Study the case of extraction of gold in Colombia

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-25 01:46:42 UTC

Gold extraction in Colombia causes the displacement of indigenous peoples from their territory
- 80% of national gold production is illegal
-Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups have become the main victims

Mines in Congo: how is that extraction, problems for local people linked to it.

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-25 01:47:58 UTC

- Demographic increase
- Price's drop
- Displacement of labor to mines
- Little profit

Possible ways to solve or reduce these impacts

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-25 01:57:14 UTC

- Coltan mines would have to be paid as normal work
-strengthening their organizational capacities

- the articulation between the educational and organizational sector
-empowerment of women

Indirect problems, the situation of women in Congo.

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-25 02:01:43 UTC

- violations
- deportations

Which are those "minerals in clonflict"? Use os each mineral in our smartphones

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-25 02:05:25 UTC

Gold:is used in printed circuits, which are the plates where the microchips are attached.
Tungsten: Nobile phone vibration
Tin: Electrical conductor
Tantalum: is used to manufacture key components of mobiles

Assembly

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-30 11:06:22 UTC

The intruder at the Apple factory

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-30 11:07:22 UTC

-Worked on the assembly line.
- Account that I had to mark 5 cases per minute
-The journalist worked 10 hours in which he had to mark 3,000 cases

The case of hard drives:

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-30 11:07:33 UTC

-China
- A journalist infiltrated the company for 10 days and he describes a job hell
-Hypogiene, labor exploitation, they charge very little ...
-Severe muscle problems
-In the company you cannot make friends

The Foxconn case:

pcikerlopez — 2020-04-30 11:10:58 UTC

Foxconn's main company is in the Czech Republic. Warehouseman Salaries at - 4 wages reported MXN $ 5,963 / month Salaries for Industrial Engineer in - 4 wages reported MXN $ 26,319 / month Salaries for Glider in - 3 wages reported MXN $ 19,226 / month Salaries for Technician in - 3 wages reported MXN $ 34 / h -Low cost of labor -Suicide of 20 people -There were 2 explosions in 2010 due to the accumulation of aluminum powder.

THE IPHONE CASE

pcikerlopez — 2020-05-06 08:39:41 UTC

- 12 of January in Madrid
-Apple was accused of slowing down I phones deliberately and without notice
-They cause older IPhone mobiles with software updates to stop working.
-Reduce the performance of your betting devices
-A functionality designed to avoid spikes that could cause major problems to the phone. A functionality that has cost so much money for them and In the United States, they will now have to pay a $ 500 million fine for the lawsuits.

consumers and alternatives

pcikerlopez — 2020-05-06 08:40:30 UTC

PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE

pcikerlopez — 2020-05-06 08:46:05 UTC

- Planned obsolescence is the determination or programming of the end of the useful life of a product, so that, after a period of time calculated in advance by the manufacturer
He often says that the difference between perceived obsolescence and planned obsolescence that planned obsolescence is a deliberate attempt by companies to make products that become obsolete after a certain planned period of time.
This is used by companies to get their customers to buy new devices sooner.
Useless accessories or accessories that aesthetically modify the device.

AlTERNATIVE PRODUCTS:ECOALF,FAIRPHONE, LINEAGEOS

pcikerlopez — 2020-05-06 08:50:56 UTC

There is no 100% ethical mobile
• The subscription is completely anonymous, it is not necessary to provide any personal information, or your email.
• The contents are available, depending on the user's preferences (hourly, daily, weekly ...). There is no waiting for messages to be sent to mailing lists.
• The information is not affected by the wrong classification of the anti-spam filters or by the unavailability of the mail server, also your mailbox will not be filled when you leave it unattended.
Ecoalf is a company that recycles clothes and encourages to take care, fix ... more our clothes
• Greater customization support.
• Privacy Guard, to guarantee security and control what your applications do at any time.
• Open source serial applications.
• Extends the useful life of the device and its functionalities.
• Does not contain spyware.