Message-ID: <20210317034931.631E0100E@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:49:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Judge rules $5 billion Google Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit
can go forward
Lawsuit contends that "private" browsing mode should block Google's
web tracking.
By Ron Amadeo
US District Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that a class-action lawsuit
against Google's Incognito tracking policies can go forward, Bloomberg
reports. The lawsuit contends that Chrome's private browsing
"Incognito" mode should also stop Google's server-side tracking and
that Google's failure to cease such tracking violates federal wiretap
laws. The lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion, or $5,000 per violation
for "likely" millions of users.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/judge-rules-5-billion-google-chrome-incognito-mode-lawsuit-can-go-forward/
Message-ID: <20210317170609.425DC73B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:06:09 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: CenturyLink/Qwest Commits to Job Security, Broadband Build-
Out
CWA's discussions with CenturyLink, the company formed by the
acquisition between CenturyLink and Qwest Communications, have
resulted in management agreeing to provide greater job security for
workers and to invest in broadband buildout, especially in rural and
other underserved areas.
The agreement follows months of talks between CWA and the companies.
CWA had filed objections with public service commissions in several
states over the acquisition and its potentially adverse impact on
quality service and jobs. With CenturyLink's agreement to secure jobs
and investment, CWA dropped its opposition to the merger.
https://cwa-union.org/issues/entry/c/centurylink_qwest
Message-ID: <20210317162801.329B173B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:28:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Why Washington state needs public broadband
The internet is a necessity that can change lives, and the state has
an opportunity to make it more widely accessible for everyone.
by Luke Baumgarten
Nothing has shaped my life - the person I am, the art and music I
love, the cultures that I feel part of - more than the internet.
This might seem strange to those older than I and might seem
pointlessly obvious to people younger than I, but I was exactly the
right age at exactly the moment the world changed that I was changed
right along with it.
https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/03/why-washington-state-needs-public-broadband
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