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privacy New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning Albert Fox Cahn
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fake news Russian sex toys, flying dinosaurs, and Barbara Bush’s missing toes, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan
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politics Trump campaign frisks, then blocks ticketed Washington Post reporter at Pence rally Cory Doctorow
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