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Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Bernie Sanders vows to break up huge ISPs and regulate broadband prices
Sanders would regulate broadband as utility and spend $150 billion on networks.
Jury sides with Elon Musk in “pedo guy” defamation case
"I don't want to have anything to do with this," a juror said after the verdict.
Social media platforms leave 95% of reported fake accounts up, study finds
Fake accounts are easy to buy and make, and platforms are bad at yanking them.
Kingpin of Evil Corp lived large. Now there’s a $5 million bounty on his head
Hammer falls on the cybercrime group behind Dridex, the most widespread malware ever.
DOL’s $400M pay-discrimination suit is unconstitutional, Oracle argues
The feds are calling 20+ witnesses in a case Oracle says is against federal law.
Huawei sues FCC to stop ban on Huawei gear in US-funded networks
Huawei lawsuit seeks to overturn ban on Huawei gear in FCC-funded networks.
FCC tries to bury finding that Verizon and T-Mobile exaggerated 4G coverage
FCC buries investigation's finding in 5G press release, won't punish carriers.
New Iranian wiper discovered in attacks on Middle Eastern companies
“ZeroCleare” wiper, descendant of Shamoon, found by IBM responders.
Senators want answers about algorithms that provide black patients less healthcare
Was the potential for bias considered in these literal life-or-death algorithms?
Mobile industry has stifled eSIM—and the DOJ is demanding change
US warns GSMA, says it must change eSIM standard that blocks competition.
Justices debate allowing state law to be “hidden behind a pay wall”
An open-government activist published Georgia law online. Then the state sued.
Google workers fired amid organization efforts file retaliation complaint
The fired four are heading to the NLRB with complaints of illegal retaliation.
Developer faces prison time for giving blockchain talk in North Korea
Defenders say Virgil Griffith only presented public information.
T-Mobile touts “nationwide 5G” that fails to cover 130 million Americans
T-Mobile's "nationwide 5G" isn't nationwide and is just barely faster than 4G.
