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Posts about encryption written by Tim Cushing, Mike Masnick, Leigh Beadon, and berin.szoka.and.ari.cohn

I already wrote a long post earlier about the very very real problems with the EARN IT Act -- namely that it would make the problem of...

We have moved from “early access” Black Friday deals into just “early” and that means nothing but continued savings for you. Trying to figure out which “early” period is the best to buy during...

One day this week, a battle-hardened union leader was on the phone when the issue of mandatory vaccinations arose.

One day this week, a battle-hardened union leader was on the phone when the issue of mandatory vaccinations arose.

Flaming hoverboard could change how Amazon does business By David Lazarus - Los Angeles Times A toy hoverboard that burst into flames and “severely burned” a California woman has resulted in a major product-liability ruling against Amazon. Should Amazon, which accounts for roughly half of all online sales, be legally and financially responsible for the safety of products sold on the site, including those offered by third parties? Amazon says no. A trio of state Court of Appeal justices in ...

Print Should Amazon, which accounts for roughly half of all online sales, be legally and financially responsible for the safety of products sold on the site, including those offered by third parties? Amazon says no. A trio of state Court of Appeal justices in Los Angeles this week said otherwise. “We are persuaded that Amazon’s own business practices make it a direct link in the vertical chain of distribution under California’s strict liability doctrine,” the justices ruled, rejecting ...

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

SHARES by Bari Weiss Do your eyes gloss over when you see the words “Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act”? Mine do.   Yet the subject of Big Tech’s might — Should Facebook have the power to ban a president? Should Amazon have the power to ban the sale of a controversial book? Should Twitter have the power to permanently bar a user over a single tweet? And if not, what should the government be doing about it? — is both fascinating and incredibly important.   I don’t think...