privacy Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues Toronto, Ontario, and Canada over the plan for a Google Sidewalk Labs "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow
Business Illinois almost passed a bill that banned devices that record you without your consent — and then Big Tech stepped in Cory Doctorow
Business Googler uprising leads to shut down of AI ethics committee that included the president of the Heritage Foundation Cory Doctorow
Copyfight After years of insisting that DRM in HTML wouldn't block open source implementations, Google says it won't support open source implementations Cory Doctorow
google Citing transphobic policies, 172+ googlers call for removal of Heritage Foundation from Google's "Advanced Technology External Advisory Council" Cory Doctorow
facebook Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully paid Cory Doctorow
google Larry Page approved $150M stock grant to Andy Rubin despite sex abuse allegations & without board's OK, lawsuit claims Xeni Jardin
Business Leaked memo suggests that Google has not really canceled its censored, spying Chinese search tool Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Record label censors copyright lawyers' site by falsely claiming it infringes copyright Cory Doctorow
apple Google says it won't remove Saudi government app that lets men track and monitor their wives and domestic employees Cory Doctorow
google Google admits Nest security product has a secret mic, insists it wasn't supposed to be a secret Cory Doctorow
google EU Commission calls opponents of Copyright Directive a "mob," as thousands take to the streets for the #Artikel13Demo Cory Doctorow
corruption Public records requests reveal the elaborate shell-company secrecy that Google uses when seeking subsidies for data-centers Cory Doctorow
surveillance Ios and Android app stores both host Saudi government app that lets men track their spouses' movements Cory Doctorow
google Amazon is using purchase data to sell targeted ads, which is creepy, but not because they've invented a mind-control ray Cory Doctorow
Business Blackmailers use false copyright claims to shut down victims' Youtube accounts, offer to lift them in exchange for Bitcoin Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Announcing the audiobook for Unauthorized Bread: a DRM-free tale of DRM-locked appliances, refugees, and resistance Cory Doctorow
