From the hell-yes! dept., Dustin Volz reports: More than 200 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Twitter Inc and Salesforce pledged on Tuesday to not help U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration build a data registry to track people based on their religion or assist in mass deportations. Drawing comparisons to the Holocaust and…
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Of 8 Tech Companies, Only Twitter Says It Would Refuse to Help Build Muslim Registry for Trump
Sam Biddle reports: Every American corporation, from the largest conglomerate to the smallest firm, should ask itself right now: Will we do business with the Trump administration to further its most extreme, draconian goals? Or will we resist? This question is perhaps most important for the country’s tech companies, which are particularly valuable partners for a budding authoritarian. The Intercept…
First Jail Sentence Under Oregon’s Revenge Porn Law
Nick McCann reports: A 31-year-old Oregon man will be the first to serve jail time under the state’s revenge porn law, for sharing pornographic videos online without his partner’s consent. […] On Thursday, a 31-year old man was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years of probation after pleading not guilty to nine…
A Website That Gives You Points as It Spies on You
OK, this is a really effective demonstration about how much info sites can collect about you from your browser, and if it doesn’t freak you out a bit, well…. turn the sound on and stay there a while. KavehWaddell reports on the site: “Oh, you are truly my favorite subject!” exclaimed a soft voice in my…