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Most Americans Object to Government Tracking of Their Activities Through Cellphones - WSJ 28 November 2020

A new Harris Poll survey indicated that 55% of American adults are worried that government agencies are tracking them through location data generated from their cellphones and other digital devices. The poll also found that 77% of Americans believe the government should get a warrant to buy the kind of detailed location information that is […]

Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal - The New York Times 28 November 2020

Amazon added 427,300 employees between January and October, pushing its work force to more than 1.2 million people globally, up more than 50 percent from a year ago. Its number of workers now approaches the entire population of Dallas.

Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillance | Microsoft | The Guardian 27 November 2020

But by default, reports also let managers drill down into data on individual employees, to find those who participate less in group chat conversations, send fewer emails, or fail to collaborate in shared documents.

Comcast Expands Its Bullshit Usage Caps...In The Middle Of A Pandemic | Techdirt 24 November 2020

It's not a great look for Comcast during a pandemic when broadband is essential and countless Americans are already struggling to pay their bills. Comcast must have done the calculus and figured the outrage will likely be muted enough to prevent any meaningful backlash. After all, unless you live in a Verizon FiOS market in […]

WTF Happened In 1971? 24 November 2020

Interesting economic charts - something happened in 1971, but what? Income inequality soared. Productivity more than doubled while real income stayed flat.

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