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Restoring net neutrality

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The fight to restore network neutrality is not over. Democrats will make Ajit Pai testify about lying about the fraudulent comments that supported his actions.

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Toyota robots

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Toyota wants to design robots that "know what people are thinking". Not by telepathy, of course, but by watching and listening to them all the time.

It is not just the robot that will know. So will Toyota's data center, and any entity or government that Toyota gives access to, or that contrives to take the data.

Unless the robot's software is under your control, don't think of it as your "pal".

Undermining Medicare for All

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 à 01:00

The opponents of Medicare for All want to undermine the plan with changes that would make it more expensive by letting companies sell coverage to young, healthy people.

Selling surveillance systems

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 à 01:00

A giant British arms company sold sophisticated whole-country surveillance systems to repressive regimes.

Google's surveillance

jeudi 31 janvier 2019 à 01:00

Collecting the many ways Google is involved with US government surveillance, abroad and in the US, amounts to quite a package.