Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns
and Its Executives Knew All Along Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable : TikTok execs know exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : TikTok Knew Ab...
Uber's slow response to law enforcement requests and a complex request process are leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks by riders using fake accounts
An investigation by The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks Tweets: @andyjayhawk , @sisiwei , @jonkeegan , @themarkup ...
A look at the $12B location data industry, including how collectors, aggregators, and marketplaces monetize user data
Companies collect and aggregate location data from millions of people's phones. Tweets: Dani Homados / @homados : Most people I talk to don't realize they live in a surveillance economy. “There is vir...
A look at the $12B location data industry, including how collectors, aggregators, and marketplaces monetize user data
A huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people's movements — Companies that you likely have never heard of are hawking access to the location history on your mobile phone. ...
How a law professor became the target of posts on conservative sites, social media harassment, and PR firms hired by gig economy companies, for supporting AB5
Labor activists are targeted in a social media campaign as gig economy companies spend millions to prevent workers from becoming employees. Tweets: @darakerr , @aaschapiro , @deaneckles , @gigworkersr...
Property owners and hosts, including eight people who dealt with bedbugs in their rentals, say Airbnb doesn't have a systematic procedure to handle outbreaks
there are lawyers who specialize in bedbug cases. Also, ick https://www.cnet.com/... via @CNET Connie Guglielmo / @techledes : Exclusive: Some hosts & guests tell their stories to @darakerr. While A...
NYC comptroller's report: Airbnb is responsible for ~10% of citywide rental increases between 2009-2016; Airbnb says not true as hosts are mostly sharing homes
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