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Norfolk, Virginia Residents Sue City Over Its Network Of 172 Flock Cameras

8 months ago
This lawsuit could not be more impeccably timed. Whether or not this timing is more fortuitous than impeccable remains to be seen, but there’s no denying the bang-bang-bang effect on display here, even if it may just be coincidental. Last week, a Virginia federal court ruled three hits from Flock ALPR cameras wasn’t enough to […]
Tim Cushing

ChatGPT Dreams Up Fake Studies, Alaska Cites Them To Support School Phone Ban

8 months 1 week ago
Sometimes I love a good “mashup” story hitting on two of the different themes we cover here at Techdirt. This one is especially good: Alaska legislators relying on fake stats generated by an AI system to justify banning phones in schools, courtesy of the Alaska Beacon. It’s a mashup of the various stories about mobile […]
Mike Masnick

Federal Court Finally Sets Some Limits On Cell Phone Ping Warrants

8 months 1 week ago
This is something that should have happened years ago, but I guess we can be grateful it’s happening now. And part of the reason it’s finally happening is because of the warrant requirement for obtaining historical cell site location info created by the Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision. One of the many ways the government obtains […]
Tim Cushing

T-Mobile Users Flood FCC With Complaints About ‘Price Lock Guarantee’ That Wasn’t

8 months 1 week ago
We’ve noted repeatedly that in the wake of the Sprint T-Mobile merger, wireless carriers immediately stopped trying to compete on price (exactly what deal critics had warned the Trump administration would happen when you reduce sector competition). Recently, T-Mobile imposed another $3-$5 per month price hike on most of its plans — including customers who believed they were under […]
Karl Bode

VGHF, Libraries Lose Again On DMCA Exemption Request To Preserve Old Video Games

8 months 1 week ago
Another lobbyist win over common sense, it seems. Earlier this year, we discussed a group of video game preservationists, led by the Video Game History Foundation, seeking DMCA exemptions that would allow groups to curate, preserve, and make available for streaming antiquated video games for purposes of study. The chief opposition to the request came […]
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4th Circuit Shoots Down ‘Unite The Right’ Protester’s Attempt To Turn The Consequences Of His Own Actions Into A Constitutional Violation

8 months 1 week ago
When the government shuts down a protest because both protesters and counter-protesters are physically attacking each other, it’s not a “heckler’s veto.” It’s just common sense, even though there was very little of that on display during the protest, nor during law enforcement’s belated response to the violent confrontation. But Warren Balogh thinks only his […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: The Speed Reading Mastery Bundle

8 months 1 week ago
The Speed Reading Mastery Bundle has 6 courses to help you learn to absorb new information faster by learning speed reading methods used by top universities and Guinness World Record holders. These skills will not only help you with your everyday tasks, but open doors to take on any new interest or career. Within minutes, […]
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The American Privacy Rights Act’s Hidden AI Ban

8 months 1 week ago
The release of a bipartisan draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) reinvigorated the effort to pass a federal consumer privacy law, only to sputter and stall amid concerns raised from across the political spectrum. All that is gone, however, is not forgotten: it is only a matter of time before Congress returns its […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The Complete Cisco Training Bundle

8 months 1 week ago
The Complete Cisco Training Bundle has 6 courses to help you get ready to become certified. Courses cover al you need to know as a CCNA, CCEA, and more. It’s on sale for $40. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support […]
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