data breach Zappos Data Breach consolation might be the most egregious one yet Thom Dunn

Business "Owning your data" will not save you from data capitalism Cory Doctorow

fbi Kash Patel confirms FBI buys your data instead of getting a warrant Séamus Bellamy

surveillance state Normalizing surveillance under the banner of helping lost pets Jason Weisberger

Internet The EU might finally kill cookie pop-ups, but surveillance ads live on Gail Sherman

crime Welfare fraud tourist extends vacation by 10 years (in prison) Ellsworth Toohey

Car feature subscriptions make it easy for the government to track you Séamus Bellamy

privacy Privacy concerns rise as states demand ID for everyday purchases Ellsworth Toohey

new york DoorDash execs discover one weird trick to steal tips from drivers (it's just regular stealing) Ellsworth Toohey

Comics Marvel's greatest hits curated by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum Gareth Branwyn

graphic novels Graphic novel adaptation of Thomas Piketty's "Capital & Ideology" Thom Dunn

Business Mastercard's AI spies on you, jacks up prices: FTC finally investigates "surveillance pricing" Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Grindr fined $6m for passing user data to commercial partners Rob Beschizza

AI Google's AI search summaries use 10x more energy than just doing a normal Google search Thom Dunn

conspiracy theories Man claims Walgreens' fridges are the gateway to the apocalypse (video) Mark Frauenfelder

serious business Enshittification is coming for everything Rob Beschizza

rumors Purina responds to social media rumors: "our food is safe" Rob Beschizza

capitalism How private equity firms use public pension funds to screw other workers Thom Dunn

capitalism "Wastiary: A Bestiary of Waste" is a free ebook of critical essays and artwork about capitalism and consumerism Jennifer Sandlin

corporatism Corporate Diversity jobs down 75% since peak of George Floyd protests Thom Dunn