On my mind today……

• This just sucks. –> What Facebook Did to American Democracy
• I wholeheartedly agree! –> Thwarting terrorism in Nigeria: The Indigenous People of Biafra must be designated a terrorist organization
• I have waited for Project Aurora since, well, forever. –> Rumors of Secret Warplanes Preceded SR-72 Reveal

Windows & Microsoft

• When will Microsoft put this issue away? Does it need telemetry from EVERY Windows 10 PC in order to protect them? –> Microsoft’s Windows 10 breaches privacy law, says Dutch DPA
• Microsoft Email-Access Fight With U.S. Gets Top Court Review

Business & Technology

• Why the foch did these doofuses need this info in the first place? Where the hell is the damned FTC to defend user privacy? –> Carl Pei says OnePlus won’t collect MAC addresses, phone numbers and Wi-Fi info
• Amazon Bookstores Offer Peek Into Whole Foods’ Future
• They know their target demo –> What Sephora Knows About Women in Tech That Silicon Valley Doesn’t
• How to use Movies Anywhere to stream your film collection on every device
• This Company Is Trying To Disrupt The Braces Industry And Dentists Are Fighting Back
• How the oligarchy wins: lessons from ancient Greece

General Interest

• A sick bastard, that’s who. –> Who Wants to Shoot an Elephant?
• Remember that song “Money. Money changes everything…”? Well, it sure does! –> Canada couple fights over $5m lotto jackpot
• Wow! –>  The drug industry’s triumph over the DEA

World

• Jones Act Descended From Centuries of Lazy Protectionism
• One of world's most remote islands gets commercial flights
• A necessary war, without a doubt. –> America's shadow war in Africa

Politics

• No kidding. Worse even: Facebook is swift to kick Blacks off the platforms for decrying racism, while not doing the same to neo-nazis! (purposeful lowercase.) –> Black Lawmakers Hold a Particular Grievance With Facebook: Racial Exploitation

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