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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby(theverge.com)
394 points by sbulaev | 216 comments
The Verge news article reporting Gamers Nexus findings that LG smart TVs collect data even when offline or on standby.
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AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in data breach(techcrunch.com)
1006 points by impish9208 | 797 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that AT&T says criminals stole calling and text records and location-related data for nearly all of its customers.
Texas police invested in phone-tracking software and won’t say how it’s used(texasobserver.org)
330 points by nobody9999 | 93 comments
Texas Observer investigation into Texas police agencies spending millions on phone-tracking software and refusing to disclose how they use it.
Google Ordered to Identify Who Watched Certain YouTube Videos(forbes.com)
462 points by wut42 | 288 comments
Forbes article reporting that federal court orders required Google to hand over information on users who viewed certain YouTube videos and livestreams.
Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance(eff.org)
408 points by pseudolus | 122 comments
EFF Deeplinks article by Matthew Guariglia arguing tech companies should not be pressured by government into conducting surveillance.
Private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates(theverge.com)
482 points by Brajeshwar | 312 comments
A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.
Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal(arstechnica.com)
614 points by nobody9999 | 75 comments
Ars Technica article on a court rejecting Verizon's claim that selling customer location data without consent was legal, amid a circuit split with AT&T's case.












