Netflix, Amazon, and Hollywood studios shut down maker of “free TV” box
Per settlement, Dragon Box will pay $14.5M and close piracy-enabling services.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Facebook just hired a handful of its toughest privacy critics
EFF's Nate Cardozo once said Facebook "depends on our collective confusion."
Lawyer sues Apple, claims FaceTime bug “allowed” recording of deposition
Texas attorney: I didn't update my iPhone to enable "unsolicited eavesdropping."
Senators ask Facebook why it tricked kids into spending parents’ money
Zuckerberg is asked when he knew about kids inadvertently spending parents' money.
xDedic servers, domains seized by European law enforcement agencies
US prosecutors say the site "facilitated more than $68 million in fraud."
Major utility implicated in more than a dozen wildfires files for bankruptcy
PG&E is looking to get out of power purchase agreements to cover its looming debt.
Judge rejects proposed settlement to Yahoo data breach lawsuit
"Yahoo’s… lack of transparency related to the data breaches [is] egregious."
DOJ made secret arguments to break crypto, now ACLU wants to make them public
In MS-13 case, ACLU is challenging sealing of DOJ filings, judge's order.
The Boring Company won’t pursue LA tunnel under 405 freeway anymore
Wealthier neighborhoods have more resources to object to tunnels.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will face lawmakers at a hearing next week
"Search engines can be used to suppress particular viewpoints," Congressman says.
Google employees demand that Google stop work on censored Chinese search
Google employees are getting bolder about publicly protesting Google policies.
Trump proposes a government-run TV news network to counter CNN
Trump wants "Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!"
How Apple hopes to stop a customer lawsuit over its App Store monopoly
Apple argues a 1977 Supreme Court precedent bars customers from suing.
Owner of failed nuclear plant might use golden parachute fund in settlement
Agreement contingent on Dominion Energy purchasing the South Carolina energy company.
Six4Three exec “panicked” in UK MP’s office, gave up Facebook internal files
App maker had been ordered to not share docs obtained via discovery, but did anyway.
