christ what an asshole Palantir has figured out how to make money by using algorithms to ascribe guilt to people, now they're looking for new customers Cory Doctorow
police New Orleans Police used predictive policing without telling the city's elected officials Séamus Bellamy
censorship Peter Thiel, "libertarian," wants to buy Gawker's archive, which would give him the power to censor stories he didn't like Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Peter Thiel: the "libertarian" who loves mass government surveillance, monopolies, and censorship Cory Doctorow
crowdfunding Gawker alumni are crowdfunding to outbid Peter Thiel for control of Gawker's assets Cory Doctorow
Business The Trump-funding, democracy-denying, Gawker-destroying Peter Thiel is finally no longer involved with Y Combinator Cory Doctorow
law Judge tosses out Hulk Hogan lawyer's suit against Techdirt over that guy who claimed he invented email Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Oculus Founder/alt-right troll Palmer Luckey teaming up with Peter Thiel to build surveillance tech Cory Doctorow
picks Melania Trump suit from 'Gawker-killer' lawyer claims harm to 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to make millions Xeni Jardin
picks Gawker settles with Hulk Hogan in Peter Thiel-backed lawsuit: After 4-year fight, "The saga is over." Xeni Jardin
News Muckrock and Motherboard launch $2,000 Thiel Fellowship to FOIA the crap out of Peter Thiel Xeni Jardin
Business Gawker files for bankruptcy, will sell itself after $140 million Hulk Hogan lawsuit judgement Xeni Jardin
