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Amazon Allegedly Rigged Prices Across the Internet – You Paid
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (324+ words) California’s 2022 lawsuit, bolstered by evidence unsealed through 2026, claims Amazon threatened sellers over prices even one cent lower elsewhere Amazon allegedly punished sellers who dared offer lower prices anywhere else online. The Buy Box — that “Add to Cart” button on Amazon…...
2 CT Towns Drop Flock Safety Over Data Search Alarm
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (288+ words) Windsor’s plate data drew 590,000 queries in nine weeks, pushing two Connecticut towns to pull Flock Safety cameras ahead of an October privacy law Windsor’s plate readers helped solve cases, but the volume of data access spooked officials and residents alike....
Merced County Bets $385,350 on the Surveillance Cameras the LAPD Just Dumped
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (358+ words) Merced supervisors commit to Flock Safety through 2027, even as LAPD drops the vendor and locals question accountability The system logs vehicle details and holds them for 30 days — with rules about who gets to look. The Flock cameras don’t record faces....
California's MyFirstEV Program Cuts $3,500 Off EV Prices at the Dealership
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (279+ words) California’s $270 million MyFirstEV program puts instant discounts on the sticker price for first-time electric vehicle buyers. First-time EV buyers receive the discount automatically at purchase — no income test, no post-sale paperwork required. Buyers simply attest to first-time EV status at…...
PlayStation's Social Feeds Are Still on Fire – And Sony Isn't Answering
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (303+ words) Sony’s disc-ending backlash floods every PlayStation post two weeks on, burying third-party game reveals with 65,000-reply onslaughts Sony’s week-long social media silence only delayed the inevitable reckoning. “As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from…...
Using Your iPhone to Show a Digital ID at a Traffic Stop Could Legally Be Interpreted as Consenting to a Full Phone Search
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (272+ words) Handing an unlocked iPhone to an officer can void Fourth Amendment protections that no Secure Enclave can restore Apple’s cryptographic design is solid; the vulnerability is human, not hardware. Here’s what every digital ID user needs to know: The most…...
A Developer Tried to Replace an LAX-Area Hyatt Place With a 5-Story AI Data Center, Neighbors Just Shut It Down
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (477+ words) Residents near LAX forced a developer to withdraw a five-story compute facility before it ever reached a planning commission vote A room full of neighbors showed up to a public meeting and stopped a 230,000-square-foot AI data center from replacing…...
Sacramento Used Drones to Track Illegal Fireworks, Then Hit One Home With a $100,000 Fine
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (370+ words) Sacramento’s per-device penalty structure turned one Del Paso Heights backyard display into a $100,000 bill, with 70 citations issued citywide in a single night Somewhere in Del Paso Heights, a homeowner lit up roughly 20 illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July. Seven…...
Cape Coral Eyes AI Cameras on Garbage Trucks To Scan Properties For Code Violations
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (251+ words) Dallas budgeted $850,000 and Stockton is already building a program as vendors outpace oversight rules Fixed-pole surveillance already blankets Florida neighborhoods — now cities want mobile eyes cruising past your fence every Tuesday morning. Some cities discovered they couldn’t easily disable Flock’s…...
Millions Lost Money. Cash App Had No One to Call. Now 46 States Are Demanding Answers.
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (190+ words) Block agreed to overhaul fraud response and live customer support after 46 state AGs documented failures affecting 59 million users Here’s what investigators found: This settlement doesn’t exist in isolation. In January 2025, the CFPB ordered Block to pay up to $120 million in…...
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