2020/08/14

voter registration

https://www.wired.com/story/election-voting-rights-spreadsheet-patriot

Giant Repercussions

This will be big.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/technology/apple-fortnite-ban.html

https://www.wired.com/story/epic-games-sues-apple-fortnite-app-store

This is a Big Change

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/world/asia/protests-thailand-king-monarchy.html

Witness requirement removed

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/us/supreme-court-rhode-island-voting.html C'mon even republicans would not do this: "The court rejected a request from Republicans to block an order suspending a requirement that witnesses or a notary observe the completion of absentee ballots." "The Supreme Court’s unsigned order included an explanation, which is unusual when its acts on emergency applications. The case differed from similar ones in which state officials had opposed changes to state laws ordered by federal judges, the order said. “Here the state election officials support the challenged decree,” the order said, “and no state official has expressed opposition.”"

2020/08/07

Government Buys Marketing Data

I know their marketing statements talk about  not gathering PII data, but what most don't realize, is that you don't need specific PII data to track someone. You can still identify a person by multiple means when the data set is large enough.


https://video-api.wsj.com/api-video/player/v3/iframe.html?guid=C6454D1E-66F7-4969-BDE0-BE2ED18B6F96