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Archives for August 2019

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rally in San Francisco for employee protectionsHundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rally in San Francisco for employee protections
Ex-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with trade secret theftEx-Google and Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski charged with trade secret theft
Vergecast: Is Facebook ready for 2020?Vergecast: Is Facebook ready for 2020?
Bernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalismBernie Sanders endorses a targeted advertising tax to fund local journalism
The ‘close friends’ list is the future of InstagramThe ‘close friends’ list is the future of Instagram
Palantir forced out of job fair after outcry over ICE contractsPalantir forced out of job fair after outcry over ICE contracts
The online silencer market is booming — just don’t call it a silencer

Dozens of retailers sell de facto silencers, making it easy for gun owners to avoid federal screening and registration

Champe Barton
Epoch Times banned from advertising after sneaking pro-Trump propaganda onto FacebookEpoch Times banned from advertising after sneaking pro-Trump propaganda onto Facebook
YouTube says it will now remove ‘violent’ and ‘mature’ videos pretending to be kid-friendlyYouTube says it will now remove ‘violent’ and ‘mature’ videos pretending to be kid-friendly
Major book publishers sue Amazon’s Audible over new speech-to-text featureMajor book publishers sue Amazon’s Audible over new speech-to-text feature
How to keep spam from invading your Google CalendarHow to keep spam from invading your Google Calendar
Google spooks employee activists with new guidelines for political speech at workGoogle spooks employee activists with new guidelines for political speech at work
Facebook’s emails reveal Cambridge Analytica complaints started months earlier than originally claimedFacebook’s emails reveal Cambridge Analytica complaints started months earlier than originally claimed
Errors in cellphone location evidence force Denmark to review 10,000 verdictsErrors in cellphone location evidence force Denmark to review 10,000 verdicts
Facebook is tightening its grip on InstagramFacebook is tightening its grip on Instagram

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