techlaw

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by techlaw 2y ago
In this context, diversity refers to characteristics , not to differences of opinion. That said, diverse thinking can be valuable when used for prosocial purposes.
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by techlaw 4y ago
This has happened to us twice in the past week and a half. All of our passwords are randomly generated with entropy greater than 150 bits. Have seen several others reporting this as well.
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by techlaw 5y ago
Could not access the article but it appears to reference this CDC MMWR from June 18, 2021: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7024e1-H.pdf [I've included the link to the CDC report
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by techlaw 5y ago
It's doubtful that any of us are in a position to know if they are or not. Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that 100% of major email providers have stated they do not sell ads based on email content. Next we have to either:
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by techlaw 5y ago
Yes -- thanks for pointing this out. Unfortunately I have seen recently some arbitration clauses now include language saying, for example, that arbitration costs will be shared equally(!) or otherwise limiting their use by consumers. Howeve
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by techlaw 5y ago
- "Smart" alarm clock requires micropayment to use snooze. And they say: "Why not? We indicated in the TOS (on page 4) our ability to 'modify the program as needed to better support our customers or our services.' &
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by techlaw 5y ago
I am hopeful that now that the FTC has a pro-consumer Chair that some of these anti-consumer acts will be curtailed. I would also argue that some of these bad acts could be considered to be false / deceptive trade practices under the v
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Google Delays Phaseout of Tracking Tech by Nearly 2 Years(courthousenews.com)
2 points by techlaw 5y ago|0 comments
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by techlaw 5y ago
Although in the US damages for defamation can include compensatory damages (intended to "make the plaintiff whole" by compensating for monetary losses) they can also include general damages for non-economic impacts (for example me
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by techlaw 5y ago
Was responding to parent: "Unfortunately, the web is not a viable platform for games."
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by techlaw 5y ago
Yes -- our non-profit publishes nearly all of our games to the web because they run reliably on browsers in schools and public libraries without plug-ins. We've deliberately gone in this direction to make games available to educators w
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by techlaw 5y ago
The web is reliably the best platform for the games our nonprofit produces. And we've produced dozens of them played by young people around the world for the past 15 years. (Yes, we've had setbacks with deprecation of Flash and Un
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by techlaw 6y ago
1) Although the satire seems obvious, it does help to know that the engine is named for the play 'Waiting for Godot'. 2) In the long run the bad actors who exploit users through IAP/loot boxes are harming the entire industry.
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by techlaw 6y ago
I work with a nonprofit group that does this. We produce prosocial video games intentionally designed to encourage prosocial outcomes. The published studies (two so far) support their effectiveness. It's not easy to get the word out th
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by techlaw 6y ago
This is frustrating. Although I understand why this study is helpful, I believe it would have been much more helpful had we been asking a different question. Violence, per se, is not as relevant as the context for that violence. The more re
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by techlaw 6y ago
Agreed -- though likely to be a minority opinion on here unfortunately. Although I do feel for those who began at Google when they still ascribed to the Don't Be Evil mantra -- at some point you have a responsibility to look around you
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by techlaw 6y ago
But any money spent on apps for that device is lost. You cannot sell those apps. You cannot use those apps on competitor devices.
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by techlaw 6y ago
> Anybody who's even remotely healthy has nothing to worry about with this pandemic. Absolutely untrue: [1]Otherwise healthy people have died from COVID-19. And [2], healthy, asymptomatic carriers have infected friends and family m
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by techlaw 6y ago
Logged in just to thank you for this excellent resource! We use it for all new websites and are gradually going back and retrofitting older sites using your project. Wish it was this painless to migrate from other Google offerings! https:&
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by techlaw 6y ago
Fire Depts are important but don't turn a profit either. Many services are difficult to quantify and/or cannot exist merely by charging only those who directly benefit from them.
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by techlaw 6y ago
This is their regular schedule. The Fall semester usually begins in early-to-mid August in GA depending on the school district. This year some districts are delaying opening; some offering virtual as an option; some offering virtual-only.
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by techlaw 6y ago
"will likely owe a fine of up to $250 million" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/twitter-faces-ft...
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by techlaw 6y ago
There are several comments here about the lack of background info or citations. The authors have a site which includes their letters to the FTC, etc which provide greater detail and references: https://www.representconsumers.org&
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by techlaw 6y ago
itch.io down isitdownrightnow.com down
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Lawsuit Alleges: Sephora IDs Fraud Through Unlawful Use of Customer Data [pdf](courthousenews.com)
1 points by techlaw 6y ago|0 comments
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Experts Say Profit Motive Hinders Battle Against Online Disinformation(courthousenews.com)
1 points by techlaw 6y ago|0 comments
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by techlaw 6y ago
(I thought I could still edit the above response but it looks like time has expired) I wanted to add that the freely given requirement can be very granular / fact intensive. This later comment shows one way (renumeration) the above c
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by techlaw 6y ago
>Preventing you from seeing the page you request if you do not consent seems a lot like the provision of a service conditional on consent. You are correct. However, the prohibition against "a service conditional on consent" can
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by techlaw 6y ago
I might not be understanding your point but: - consent requires, among other things, that permission be given freely ;[1] - so, if coercion is involved then consent does not exist;[2] - and, preventing user access to content unless that us
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by techlaw 6y ago
This is great -- it would be helpful if the distinction between "free" and "really free" was made more often.

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