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Verizon acknowledges “pain” of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

“Regarding the website update timing, the new device unlocking policy went into effect on January 27th,” the Verizon statement said. “Customers purchasing or upgrading from...

ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face

“I am concerned that border patrol and other federal enforcement agencies now have my license plate and personal information, and that I may be detained...

Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter

The Post asked for an expedited briefing and hearing schedule. Porter ordered the government to file a reply by January 28 and scheduled oral arguments...

Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply

WorldCat “suffered persistent attacks for roughly a year” The court order, which was previously reported by TorrentFreak, was issued by Judge Michael Watson in US...

SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites

T-Mobile is using Starlink in the US, and the satellite operator has partnerships with carriers overseas. With today’s FCC authorization, Starlink will be able to...

Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent

When consumers first start up a Samsung smart TV, they “must click through a multipage onboarding flow before landing on a consent screen, titled Smart...

Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy

Cox: Biggest infringers aren’t residential users Rosenkranz countered that Cox created its own anti-infringement program, sent out hundreds of warnings a day, suspended thousands of...

GOP overhaul of broadband permit laws: Cities hate it, cable companies love it

US Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the subcommittee chairman, defended the bills at today’s hearing. “These reforms will add much-needed certainty, predictability, and accountability to the...

Ted Cruz picks a fight with Wikipedia, accusing platform of left-wing bias

Cruz pressures Wikipedia after criticizing FCC chair Cruz sent the letter about two weeks after criticizing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for threatening ABC...

Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million

Google owner Alphabet today agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit that President Trump filed against YouTube in 2021. Trump sued YouTube over...

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