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Well, these entities deserve each other. The problem is we really don't deserve either of them.

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Wed, Nov 13th 2024 11:04am - Mike Masnick I get that a lot of people don't like the big AI companies and how they scrape the web.

Wed, Nov 13th 2024 07:56pm - Timothy Geigner The whole “You don't actually own what you've bought” mantra we have here at Techdirt is really, really frustrating.

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

Maybe if law enforcement didn't abuse subpoenas so frequently, it might be a little bit more difficult for criminals to do the same thing. Subpoenas can be used to order companies and service providers to turn over user data and information. But they don't require law enforcement to run this request past a court first, so subpoenas are the weapon of choice if investigators just don't have the probable cause they need to actually obtain a warrant.

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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.

Thu, Nov 14th 2024 01:04pm - Tim Cushing The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court was somewhat hesitant to bless the 18 months of pole camera surveillance in the Tuggle case back in 2021.

It's not an easy thing to be able to find moments of levity in war, particularly one as lopsided as Russia's aggressive war on Ukraine. But one moment that fits the bill was when a Ukrainian soldier stationed on an island in the Black Sea responded to Russian demands of surrender with the now iconic phrase: “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.”