Carjackings are up—and gig workers are getting victimized
Opportunistic thieves lie in wait when drivers leave their cars running.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
State lawmakers override veto, become first in nation to tax online ads
First-of-its-kind bill in the US is likely to face legal challenges.
Facebook has been helping law enforcement identify Capitol rioters
Facebook says it is "continuing to share more information with law enforcement."
White House hastens to address global chip shortage
Dearth of semiconductors has forced several US car plants to halt production.
Cox cuts some users’ uploads from 30Mbps to 10Mbps—here’s how to avoid it
Cox notifies users of speed cut, fails to mention they can keep current plan.
Virginia is about to get a major California-style data privacy law
Virginia's the first on deck since California's CCPA in 2018, but more are coming.
Mastercard will support cryptocurrencies—but not the ones you think
Supporting major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be a regulatory nightmare.
Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall
Shortcomings illustrate the lack of security rigor in critical infrastructure environments.
United Airlines orders 200 vertical-takeoff electric airplanes
Startup Archer received investments from United Airlines and Stellantis.
A terabyte isn’t what it used to be—14% of Internet customers use more
Terabyte-using customers doubled from 7% to 14% as pandemic wore on.
Uber defends sexual assault victims’ privacy, gets fined $59 million
Victim rights group RAINN said Calif. request risks "re-traumatization of victims."
Senator tries to block Frontier’s FCC funding, citing ISP’s various failures
Senator: Frontier mismanaged previous funds and shouldn’t get new gigabit money.
Pinterest agrees to $22.5 million settlement in discrimination lawsuit
Settlement is one of the largest ever in this kind of case, Brougher's lawyer said.
EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies
Repeat offenses under new rules will trigger action to force divestments.
SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multifactor authentication
Hackers who hit SolarWinds compromised a think tank three separate times.
