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Tech NewsPrivacy and SecurityLeaked Data Reportedly Shows Cops Donated to Kyle Rittenhouse’s Legal Defense Fund
A new investigation from The Guardian shows police and other public officials have been financially contributing to the legal defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old “Kenosha shooter” and rightwing icon currently on trial for the deaths of two people. Rittenhouse became infamous last summer after traveling from his home in Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy and SecurityMinneapolis Cops Reportedly Used Google Location Data to Track Down George Floyd Protestors
Minneapolis law enforcement used Google location data to help track down suspects accused of inciting violence during protests of the police killing of George Floyd last May, according to a weekend TechCrunch report. International protests against police brutality erupted following the death of Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer who knelt … Continued
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io9Disney Security’s Unofficial Challenge Coins Are a Different Sort of Collector’s Item
As the owner of a substantial portion of the world’s most popular pieces of intellectual property, the Walt Disney Company is more than used to seeing its characters and branding pop up in unofficial, unlicensed places. In some instances, like when the family of a recently deceased child attempted to feature Spider-Man’s likeness on his … Continued
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io9GamesMiles Morales Reforms Spider-Man‘s Relationship With the Police When It Needs to Be Abolished
Insomniac’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales follows the fledgling webhead as he steps out from under Peter Parker’s shadow. He’s defending New York City on his own for the first time just as a bitter ground war breaks out between the nefarious Roxxon Corporation and the tech-powered Underground movement. New as Miles is to this life, fighting … Continued
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EartherDHS Forces’ Tear Gas May Have Violated Environmental Laws in Addition to Civil Rights
Five environmental and human rights groups in Oregon are suing the Department of Homeland Security for its use of tear gas at recent anti-police brutality protests in Portland, saying the agency created “potentially grave health and environmental hazards.” The suit was filed on Tuesday by the ACLU of Oregon, 350 Portland, Northwest Center for Alternatives … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsYelp Will Now Advise Customers When a Business Is Racist Enough to Land in the News
Yelp will now warn customers that they’re looking at a “business accused of racist behavior”—just so long as it’s been racist enough to warrant a mention in the news. The review platform announced in a blog post Thursday that it will place an alert on a business page when a business “gains public attention” such … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsThe Car That Hit Times Square Protesters Used to Be a Police Cruiser
Last night, New York City police were filmed in Times Square, gently ushering Black Lives Matter counter-protesters into the back of a black sedan, which very much resembled a police cruiser, with New York plates. The same car almost immediately plowed through a crowd of protesters. While the driver could easily have killed someone, no … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebookZuckerberg Admits That Facebook Screwed Up by Ignoring Militia Group Complaints Before Kenosha Shooting
Facebook made “an operational mistake” in ignoring reports about a page encouraging an armed militia to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin, against Black Lives Matter protesters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged in a video post Friday. The “Kenosha Guard” page, which clearly violated Facebook’s policies against promoting violence, stayed up a full nine hours after an armed vigilante … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebookReport: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests
Facebook received reports in advance about the Kenosha Guard, a self-proclaimed militia that urged gun owners to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin against Black Lives Matter protesters on Tuesday. It chose not to do anything, according to a report by the Verge, until nine hours after one of the armed vigilantes that swarmed the streets of Kenosha … Continued
By Tom McKay
