Dan Gillmor's got more to say about the news that K-cups are getting coffee DRM and what it means in the wider world: "Just as the police and security agencies are racing deploy all new technologies to spy on everyone – whether the law permits it or not – private industry is racing to retain as much control as possible over the products and services it sells, and thereby control over us."
Coffee DRM and the wider world of state spying and corporate control
Fake chain stores run rampant in Iran
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Trademarked "Tiffany Blue" liberated by artist in new paint shade: Tiff
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Enjoy massive savings with this $20 membership to BJ's Wholesale Club
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Renting is for apartments, not your productivity tools — Own Word, Excel, and more for only $30
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This tracker improves upon the AirTag and costs less than $27
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