Pluralistic: 16 Nov 2021

Today's links

What Police Get When They Get Your Phone: A new season of EFF's podcast, on cop-tech and what to do about it.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 30 Aug 2021

Today's links

India's 'toxic' ed-tech giant: How Byju's hard-sells desperate parents into taking out predatory loans for their kids' education.
Podcasting "Utilities and Empires" and "FB's War on Switching Costs": A twofer from EFF's Deeplinks blog, on this week's podcast.
This day in history: 2001, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 04 Jun 2021

Today's links

Capitalism's crooked refs: Big Accounting and the bezzle.
Aaron Swartz, vindicated: Van Buren and the CFAA.
This day in history: 2006, 2011
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 17 May 2021

Today's links

Paygo, false consciousness and the IRS: Why we can't have nice things.
The Public Interest Internet: Reviving pre-enclosure glory.
Concluding How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Now, onto the audiobook mastering!
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 22 Apr 2021

Today's links

The awesome destructive power of a billionaire: Ihor Kolomoisky destroyed lives in the midwest, Ukraine, and elsewhere.
Banks made bank on covid overdraft charges: Charing the poorest people in America a 3,500% APR.
Moxie hacks Cellebrite: Aesthetically pleasing files versus strict input-checking.
Fighting FLoC is compatible with fighting monopoly: Not all competition is good competition.
EFF sues Proctorio over copyfraud: The sleaze never stops.
This day in history: 2006, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 18 Mar 2021

Today's links

Help news, not news-barons: EFF on the proposed antitrust exemption for news.
Impunity for NYPD cops who brutalized BLM protesters: Only two officers face serious discipline.
Aviation bailout cost $666k/job: Socialism for capitalists.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 22 Feb 2021

Today's links

What Democrats need to do: Don't just stand there, govern.
Automated functional drone manufacture: Robutts stole my jerb.
Privacy Without Monopoly Pt 2: This week on my podcast.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 18 Feb 2021

Today's links

Planet Money on HP's myriad ripoffs: Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
Strength in numbers: The crisis in accounting.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 15 Feb 2021

Today's links

ADT insider threat: If you build it they will spy.
Billionaires think VR stops guillotines: TARP with tasps.
Privacy Without Monopoly: Podcasting a reading of the latest EFF whitepaper.
This day in history: 2006, 2011
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 13 Feb 2021

Today's links

Privacy Without Monopoly: A new EFF white paper, co-authored with Bennett Cyphers.
Broad Band: Claire L Evans's magesterial history of women in computing.
$50T moved from America's 90% to the 1%: The hereditary meritocracy is in crisis.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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