Karl Bode

We've noted for years how wireless companies were at the forefront of over-collecting your sensitive daily movement data, then selling access to any nitwit with two nickels to rub together. That resulted in no limit of scandals from

The world might be going to hell, but at least activists' efforts to protect consumers' rights to affordable and easy tech repair continue to gain steam.

Fri, Nov 15th 2024 05:30am - Karl Bode We've noted more time than I can count how the U.S. ban of TikTok (yes, yes I know, it's not

Culminating a deal that's been rumored about for the better part of the last twenty years, Dish Network and DirecTV recently consummated a new merger in a doomed bid to try and remain solvent and relevant.

Mon, Nov 18th 2024 12:22pm - Karl Bode Surprising exactly nobody , Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to lead the nation's top telecom and media regulator.

Included is $25 million to help the City Of Huntington Park provide free Wi-Fi for all city residents.

Tue, Nov 19th 2024 05:29am - Karl Bode We've documented in detail how the whole AT&T–>Time Warner–>Warner Brothers Discovery merger

We noted earlier this week how Trump had unsurprisingly picked Brendan Carr to head the FCC. We also pointed out how Carr’s “policies” are utterly indistinguishable from the inter…

Thu, Nov 21st 2024 05:24am - Karl Bode While the concept has been endlessly demonized by right wing media (working hand in moist

U.S. consumer protection has been beaten to a pulp over the last few decades. Consumer protection regulators are routinely on the ropes, left understaffed, underfunded, and