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Telecom Industry Is Mad Because the FCC Might Examine High Broadband Prices(techdirt.com)
432 points by rntn | 249 comments
Techdirt article by Karl Bode on telecom industry opposition to an FCC Notice of Inquiry considering broadband prices in its deployment assessments.
FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)
348 points by repelsteeltje | 94 comments
Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.
Oregon passes right-to-repair law Apple lobbied to kill(techdirt.com)
525 points by Lariscus | 132 comments
Techdirt article reporting Oregon became the seventh state to pass a right-to-repair law, including a parts-pairing ban that Apple lobbied against.
Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)
366 points by rntn | 167 comments
Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.
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The patent office is about to make bad patents untouchable(eff.org)
506 points by iamnothere | 70 comments
EFF article by Joe Mullin arguing that proposed USPTO rule changes would make it much harder to challenge bad patents.
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs(lectronz.com)
1568 points by l-one-lone | 971 comments
Blog post by Lectronz founder Alain Pannetrat arguing that European Union regulations are harming makers and small hardware micro-entrepreneurs.
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die(arstechnica.com)
411 points by randycupertino | 240 comments
Ars Technica article on a murder-suicide lawsuit accusing OpenAI of withholding full ChatGPT logs and selectively hiding data after users die.
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants(washingtonpost.com)
693 points by elicash | 349 comments
Washington Post article reporting that the IRS is testing a prototype free government e-filing system that could compete with commercial tax preparation companies.
Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules(washingtonpost.com)
534 points by rrauenza | 223 comments
Washington Post Help Desk article on proposed FTC rules that would make fake online reviews illegal and subject to large fines.
The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel(edri.org)
440 points by rapnie | 245 comments
EDRi article warning that the EU's planned Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US would share sensitive personal data in exchange for visa-free travel.












