Whitney Kimball

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Apple and Google Pull Opposition App From Russian Stores Following Kremlin Pressure

The app "Navalny" recommended opposition politicians running in this weekend's parliamentary elections.

9/16/21

Uber Sued for Failing to Deactivate Mass Shooter Prior to Kalamazoo Rampage

A passenger who claims that he was kidnapped prior to the shooting says he was unable to reach Uber's report line.

9/15/21

Backpage Gets a Mistrial After Prosecution Goes Too Far

The Backpage co-founders' defense team has successfully fought the prosecution's heavy-handed focus on child sex…

9/14/21

Facebook Profits From Showing Teens Unethical 'Abortion Reversal' Ads

The ads from pro-life groups were seen millions of times since January 2020.

9/13/21

Steve Wozniak Appears to Be Launching a Space Garbage Company

Space needs a burdensome and expensive deep clean, and Woz's Privateer apparently wants to take care of the mess.

9/10/21

As Trial for Backpage's Founders Begins, Their Free Speech Defense Is Flailing

Three years after the federal government seized Backpage, the founders and heads go on trial. They're having a hard…

9/8/21

The LAPD's Spy Tactics Detailed in Over 6,000 Pages of Newly Released Documents

The Brennan Center has obtained a massive haul of LAPD records showing years of social media surveillance procedures…

9/7/21

The Right's Favorite Web Refuge Has Also Booted Texas's Abortion Snitching Website

Domain registrar Epik has reportedly cut ties with a 'whistleblower' site that gathered anonymous tips on Texas…

9/7/21

WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Your Messages

WhatsApp isn't the impenetrable private messaging service Facebook likes to claim, ProPublica finds.

9/2/21

Gab to Congress: You’re Gonna Need a Warrant for That or You Know, Talk to DOJ or Something

In response to requests for records relating to the Capitol insurrection, the hate-riddled, extremist-embracing…

9/1/21

Here Are the First 8 States Getting ID Support in Apple Wallet

The states will soon begin verifying state-issued IDs uploaded to the Apple Wallet, for use at select TSA…

9/1/21

DoorDash Settlement Would Pay a Paltry $130 to Workers Instead of Making Them Employees

Last year, DoorDash's CEO received one of the largest compensation packages of all time.

8/30/21

Ikea’s Offering to Buy Back Your Old Furniture—If It Can Survive the Journey

You'll need to be willing to haul it to the store and not every Ikea item is eligible.

8/27/21

Florida Judge Says Ron DeSantis Can't Ban School Mask Mandates

The Florida Governor previously directed departments to cut funding to schools unless masks are optional.

8/26/21

Police Use iOS App to Track Suspect After ‘Accidentally’ Dropping a Phone in His Truck

In the sheriff's office's telling, officers tracked down the phone which happened to be in a suspect's car, which…

8/25/21

Delta Air Lines Will Make Unvaccinated Employees Pay $200 a Month to Cover Potential Medical Bills

Delta ups the ante in a string of corporate vaccine mandates.

8/25/21

OnlyFans Announces That It's 'Suspended' Its Ban on Sexually Explicit Content

Another hazy dispatch isn't reassuring. More details to come, they say.

8/24/21

Apple Workers, Alleging Discrimination and a 'Culture of Secrecy,' Mobilize

A group using the name AppleToo claims that the company has repeatedly squashed efforts to survey coworkers.