Pluralistic: 24 Aug 2021

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Are privacy and antitrust on a collision course?: Harmful dominance, democratic privacy controls, interop and illegitimate greatness.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 05 Aug 2021

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Meet the new generation of pro-abortion activists: No more Mx Nice Intersectionalist.
Anti-vaxers cool the mark: Using sociology to understand the con.
Drone delivery crashes: What do AI, self-driving cars and Amazon drones have in common?
Facebook escalates war on accountability: Privacywashing vs Ad Observer.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 29 Jul 2021

Today's links

Bankruptcy and elite impunity: The Sacklers offer billions of reasons to overthrow the system.
Stories from Black women's customer service hell: The women who answer the phone when you call Disney, Airbnb, Carnival and others.
Tracking you with accelerometer signatures: Yet another latent unique identifier with horrifying consequences.
Unauthorized cups: RFID-equipped disposable cups deny water to homeless people.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 14 Jul 2021

Today's links

Facebook employees stalk users: Moral hazard vs the ACCESS Act.
This day in history: 2001, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 24 Jun 2021

Today's links

The pandemic showed remote proctoring to be worse than useless: Kill it with fire.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 16 Jun 2021

Today's links

Suing all of ad-tech: Will an EU country finally enforce the GDPR?
Interop Sci-Fi: Inside the Clock Tower, my interoperability sf for Consumer Reports.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 12 Jun 2021

Today's links

The ACCESS Act: The most significant interop legislation in US history.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 11 Jun 2021

Today's links

Privacy Without Monopoly, EU edition: The GDPR forbids competition in human rights abuses.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 08 Jun 2021

Today's links

Rabbits: PK Dick meets Qanon: Terry Miles's debut novel of conspiratorial madness.
Apple's manorial security: Works well, fails badly – think different?
Billionaires don't pay tax: Leona Helmsley was an unrecognized genius.
Google and France agree on ad-tech interop: Not the kind of competition we want.
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Pluralistic: 01 Jun 2021

Today's links

Canadian telco monopolists run the show: The CRTC just put Teksavvy out of business.
Google cheats on location privacy: Part of the attribution con.
The antitrust case against Prime: The dotted line to higher prices.
This day in history: 2006, 2010, 2016, 2020
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