Pluralistic: 14 Nov 2021

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Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than it does on TVs themselves: Even if you're paying for the product, you're still the product.
This day in history: 2011, 2016
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Pluralistic: 26 Oct 2021

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Maxing out our global credit-card with authoritarian debt: Or, why countries are spending more on "border security" than the climate emergency.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 24 Oct 2021

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Cyber-mercenaries helped Saudis hack an NYT reporter: Citizen Lab caught the NSO Group in a(nother) war crime.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020.
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Pluralistic: 13 Oct 2021

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Charter uses bad credit threats to corral ex-subscribers: "Resubscribe or we'll keep trashing your credit report."
Adobe uses copyfraud to preserve spyware: A free-as-in-surveillance-free Flash installer is gone thanks to a bogus copyright claim.
India funded a starving kids' app, but not food: Solutionism at its worst.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 14 Jul 2021

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Facebook employees stalk users: Moral hazard vs the ACCESS Act.
This day in history: 2001, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 06 May 2021

Today's links

Scammers recycled covid nose-swabs: Indonesia had 1.6m infections and these supervillains helped export them.
Ed-tech apps spy on kids: Disciplinary Technology, SDKs, censorware, and education.
NY AG attributes Net Neutrality fraud to telcos: 18 million fraudulent comments filed in the FCC docket.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 01 May 2021

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Political economy vs inflation: Larry Summers is a dope.
This day in history: 2020
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Pluralistic: 24 Feb 2021

Today's links

Bossware and the shitty tech adoption curve: White collar workers, your blue collar comrades tried to warn you.
EVs as distributed storage grid: Go green, buy a bigger truck.
The Mauritanian: Hitler painted roses and GWB does portraiture.
Court rejects TSA qualified immunity: Government genital massages can be video-recorded.
Why Brits can no longer order signed copies of my books: Brexit!
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
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Pluralistic: 19 Feb 2021

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My talks with Edward Snowden and William Gibson: Two wonderful books for your TBR.
Complicity, incompetence, leadership and Capitol Police: A deep postmortem and legal repercussions.
How Republicans froze Texas solid: Market Lysenkoists.
Uber loses court battle, steals wages, censors whistleblower: Big bezzle energy.
This day in history: 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 16 Feb 2021

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Uber loses (another) $6.8b: The market can stay predatory longer than you can stay angry.
Ring helped LAPD spy on BLM protests: The public-private surveillance partnership from hell.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
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