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foia Crowdfunding public access to the Social Security death index Cory Doctorow

Business Trump administration gave coronavirus bailout money to private jet companies of Trump donors Xeni Jardin

Business Robocalls: Finally, DOJ seeks court enforcement action against telecoms for phone spam Xeni Jardin

data Very fun algorithm guesses your name with surprising accuracy David Pescovitz

politics Trump admin sued for requiring foreigners to disclose social media accounts when applying for visas Xeni Jardin

protest Nicaragua continues to be on its bullshit Seamus Bellamy

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

Old school In 1943, the chairman of the NY Fed backed Modern Monetary Theory: "Taxes for Revenue Are Obsolete" Cory Doctorow

usausausa Reverse mortgages: subprime's "stealth aftershock" that is costing elderly African-Americans their family homes Cory Doctorow

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

privacy Snap employees used the company's internal 'SnapLion' tool to access Snapchat user data Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Co-founder of Facebook calls for breakup of Facebook Cory Doctorow

picks Venezuela military coup? Guns fired at Maduro protesters, Internet blocked, Guaidó with soldiers claims ‘final phase’ Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism The weird grift of "sovereign citizens": where UFOlogy meets antisemitism by way of Cliven Bundy and cat-breeding Cory Doctorow

health Tennessee doctors make a fortune kicking disabled people off Medicare Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

trump Obama's policy on Bush's crimes is how Kavanaugh got to the Supreme Court Cory Doctorow

Weird Woman pulls knife on security agent then hits him with fanny pack containing surprise pigeon Xeni Jardin

politics Facebook discloses ongoing political disinfo campaigns (It's probably Russia again) Xeni Jardin