Pluralistic: 26 Aug 2021

Today's links

Vaccinate workers at (almost) any price: Corporate America sabotaged paid vaccination leave.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Big Box stores' other shoe drops: Lowe's is a parasite that is killing its host.
Belarusian dictator pwned by "cyber-partisans": When a secretive autocrat has no more secrets.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Smart cities are neither, 2021 edition: "Whose Streets? Our Streets! (Tech Edition)."
End of the line for Reaganomics: The OG antitrust is back, baby!
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Podcasting "Tech Monopolies and the Insufficient Necessity of Interoperability": Corporate rivalries vs public power.
The Sacklers will get to keep billions: What's a little mass-murder between friends?
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

EFF on EU interoperability policy: Securing Europeans' technological self-determination.
BAHA Blues: Patrick Costello's harrowing hearing aid implant experience.
Bossware: The remote work dystopia is here.
Big Cop's corporate armorers: Corporate "charity" funds police military and surveillance black budgets.
Invigilation CEO doxes student: Proctorio's CEO "takes privacy very seriously."
Sun Ra's syllabus: Lecture and reading list from "The Black Man in the Cosmos" (UC Berkeley 1971).
Snowden on Little Brother: The new Little Brother/Homeland omnibus is almost upon us!
This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading