After Years of Targeted Ads LinkedIn Busted for Ignoring User Consent Requirements

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

Outrageous Need for Outlets: Cable Thefts Sparked in America by Stupid Lack of Sockets

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

Normalizing Racism: Elon Musk Questions Why Nazis Get a Negative Public Reaction

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

U.S. Military is Developing a New Bright Line to Detect Extremism

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