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Business Lyft said their names are offensive. Candice Poon, Cara Dick, and Mike Finger disagree. Xeni Jardin

anonymity Using real names online doesn't improve behavior Andrea James
Business Ten principles for user-protection in hostile states Cory Doctorow
security Names that break databases Cory Doctorow
Business Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy Cory Doctorow
web theory Facebook tells Native Americans that their names aren't "real" Cory Doctorow
china G+'s Real Names policy has moved to China Cory Doctorow
web theory The apology letter Google SHOULD have used to announce the end of G+ "Real Names" Cory Doctorow
web theory Google Plus drops "Real Names" policy Cory Doctorow
youtube Google admits that Youtube/Google Plus integration increased ASCII porn, spam and trolling – UPDATED Cory Doctorow
youtube Vi Hart: cramming G+ into YouTube has made comments even worse, I'm leaving Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Teaching computers teaches us how little we understand about ourselves Cory Doctorow
canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz
COVID-19 Quadruped robot patrols sidewalks to urge social distancing David Pescovitz
snakes Snake, 62, lays eggs without having been around a male for more than a decade David Pescovitz
music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz
Science Programmable, 3D-printed fabric that can "remember" its original shape and transform into new ones David Pescovitz
Japan Alien-looking robot to stock convenience store shelves David Pescovitz
music Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign for copyright infringement over "Electric Avenue" David Pescovitz
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