One journalist asked Tinder for all the personal data it had on her, and the 800 pages it got showed her how much it snoops on her.

I hope that, after further thought, she decides to advance beyond "How sad" to "No way!"

The evidence comes from Tinder, but I'd expect it to be typical of services that identify users by name. That's why I call them "disservices," and don't use them.

The Dontcare bill seems to be dead.

Until someone drives a stake through its heart, it is hard to be quite sure.

The troll wants Qatar to close the Taliban's informal embassy, which provides a point of access for negotiation.

The Taliban have been advancing on the ground, so maybe they are not very interested in making a deal. Maybe the US is now not very interested in making a deal. If there will be no real negotiations in any case, the lack of a way to meet my change nothing. But why throw away the option?

The troll told Puerto Ricans that the desolation from Hurricane Maria is their own fault because of their debt.

This looks suspiciously like a plan by plutocrats to use the storm as an opportunity to force the island to beg for funds for (partial) rebuilding, which will be offered on intolerable conditions.

SCROTUS are trying to nullify a ruling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would protect individuals from arbitration requirements from sleazy financial organizations such as Wells Fargo and Equifax.