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GM, LexisNexis Sued For (Nontransparent) Sale Of Driver Behavior Data To Insurers

2 years 7 months ago
Last week the New York Times published a story confirming what everybody assumed was already happening. Automakers collect reams of personal behavior, phone, and other data (without making it clear to consumers) then sell it to a long list of companies. Including insurance companies, who are now jacking up insurance rates if they see behavior […]
Karl Bode

After being rebuffed by regulators, Illinois utilities file slimmed-down spending plans

2 years 7 months ago
Illinois state regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year. The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two major electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, back to the drawing board in December when it rejected the companies’ multiyear grid plans on a 4-1 vote. The rare split decision…
Andrew Adams

Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at US Supreme Court

2 years 7 months ago
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences. The Biden administration argued to the court there is no evidence that the government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading or dangerous information online. Beyond that, the court…
Jason Hancock and Ashley Murray