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15 Idiotic Internet Of Things Devices Nobody Asked For
Humans contain multitudes. We have a demonstrated ability to work hard, sweat and toil for our daily bread, and, as a society, achieve magnificent feats of science and technology. We’ve literally reached the stars!
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Equal Pay Day Is A Good Reminder Of How Much It Still Sucks To Be A Woman In Tech
Today is Equal Pay Day in the US, which is so chosen because it marks, on average, how much longer a woman would have to work to make the same as a man did during the previous year. Women across the US are… well, not quite “celebrating”, but marking the day with events and protests,…
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US Congress Just Gave Internet Providers The Green Light To Sell Customers’ Browsing History Without Consent
The US House of Representatives voted today to repeal rules preventing internet service providers from selling their customers’ web browsing and app usage data without explicit consent. The Senate passed the same bill last week, which means the only obstacle that remains is a signature from President Trump — and the White House has already…
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US Congressman Wants To Use Facial Recognition To Track Immigrants
Hey, remember US Congressman Jason Chaffetz, the guy who said poor people should stop buying so many dang iPhones if they want healthcare? Well, the dingus has done it again: During a congressional hearing about the US government’s use of use of facial recognition technology on Wednesday, Chaffetz suggested using that same technology to track…