The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination" — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control your experience. The problem was that it took a fair amount of technical skill to exercise that self-determination. But what if it didn’t? What if the benefits of online...| Electronic Frontier Foundation
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“There is absolutely no way to kill off ETF or talk about it more obviously” in the order flow without “taking a big business hit,” this executive said.| The Verge
For the greater good, Sony's 12-year-old plus lawsuit against cheat device maker Datel must end with an unambiguous loss for the gaming giant.| torrentfreak.com
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In conflict, we find clarity. We all hold contradictory views: We love our families, but they drive us crazy. We want more housing in our cities, but we don’t want our property values to decrease w…| Locus Online
You’ve probably heard of “open source software.” If you pay attention to the politics of this stuff, you might have heard of “free software” and even know a little ab…| Locus Online
How the Curse of Bigness wrecked Google Search.| Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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