Related: Whistleblower proves Microsoft chose profit over safety, leaving U.S. government vulnerable to Russian attack. You may remember in 2022 that a social media company faced a massive formal complaint by U.S. regulators. It said the ad targeting and delivery system was illegally exploiting user data it collected, including race, religion, sex, disability, national origin, … Continue reading After Years of Targeted Ads LinkedIn Busted for Ignoring User Consent Requirements→
I’ve said it for years and I’ll say it again, electric vehicle charging should primarily be done with sockets. Make the owner of a car bring a cable. It’s basic electricity infrastructure design, and sockets are 100 years old, as old as electric cars. Reports like this AP hyperventilation one completely miss the point, that … Continue reading Outrageous Need for Outlets: Cable Thefts Sparked in America by Stupid Lack of Sockets→
Elon Musk seems to have a troubling penchant for using his brands to flirt with Nazi symbolism and spread toxic ideologies. His social media antics often feel like a calculated effort to disseminate hate and disinformation. Some observers even suggest he’s become a prominent figure in promoting white supremacist rhetoric, casting a damaging shadow over … Continue reading Normalizing Racism: Elon Musk Questions Why Nazis Get a Negative Public Reaction→
The Project on Government Oversight, reporting on a 2023 Army Audit Agency report, says we’re a month away from another attempt to write an enforceable extremism policy with a clear definition. [In 1995] white, active-duty soldiers murdered two Black people in North Carolina, who they picked randomly due to their race. The white supremacist views … Continue reading U.S. Military is Developing a New Bright Line to Detect Extremism→