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Here I'm griping about idiot hackers:
archive.org got taken offline.
There is a wave of idiots that have captured a bunch of machines and they are running new botnets.
The attacks are NOT routine scanning. They are malicious because of their sheer volume, and interspersed with genuine, though ineffective malice.
Someone is going to get busted.
I have a legal letter ready for any collaborating ISP.
#classaction $$
I said this is so clearly fraudulent, there’s probably going to be a class action lawsuit over it.
The manager put me back on hold w/o asking me. I hung up.
I fully anticipate receiving “upgraded” tech from Verizon in the mail next week, and a new bill with a $60 price hike & a $25 "discount"
7/8
If/when that happens, I will be reaching out to #classAction attorneys to initiate a suit against Verizon. I’ll keep this thread up in case any other potential class actors have experienced the same scam.
8/8
#ArtificialIntelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a #ClassAction lawsuit by #book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.
#law#LLM #tech #art#IntellectualProperty
https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-copyright-authors-settlement-training-f294266bc79a16ec90d2ddccdf435164?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-05-AI+vs.+authors
Did you buy Minecraft through Mojang before Microsoft forced account migrations?
Some folks are working on a class action lawsuit against Microsoft because of people being locked out of playing the game they paid for, just because they didn't migrate their account in time. And because of constant updates to the terms and services without proper notice given to customers.
Whether or not you lost access to play Minecraft which you paid for, please consider adding your info to their surveys:
Google Form (US based form provider, data stored in the US with questionable protections / privacy): https://kianbrose.com/form
Formbricks (EU based form provider, data is stored in EU jurisdiction with adequate protections, according to youtuber Kian Brose): https://kianbrose.com/form-secure
Did you buy Minecraft through Mojang before Microsoft forced account migrations?
Some folks are working on a class action lawsuit against Microsoft because of people being locked out of playing the game they paid for, just because they didn't migrate their account in time. And because of constant updates to the terms and services without proper notice given to customers.
Whether or not you lost access to play Minecraft which you paid for, please consider adding your info to their surveys:
Google Form (US based form provider, data stored in the US with questionable protections / privacy): https://kianbrose.com/form
Formbricks (EU based form provider, data is stored in EU jurisdiction with adequate protections, according to youtuber Kian Brose): https://kianbrose.com/form-secure
In a historic win for data protection and privacy, the High Court of Ireland has this afternoon granted ICCL permission to take Ireland’s first ever class action. The lawsuit targets Microsoft’s vast online advertising business.
The litigation is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across Europe, because Ireland is the venue of Microsoft’s EU headquarters.
Dr Johnny Ryan, Director of ICCL’s Enforce unit, is leading the case. Speaking after the hearing, he said:
“The significance of today's decision extends beyond just Microsoft. Ireland is also the HQ venue for Google, Meta, TikTok, X and Apple. Today, nine years and one day after the GDPR was first introduced, we are finally opening up a way to enforce it against big tech on behalf of everyone. Regrettably, the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has paralysed enforcement of EU data law. But that need no longer be the case.”
The litigation follows research by ICCL Enforce that uncovered how people’s intimate relationships, finances, and other secrets, are broadcast by Microsoft into the Real-Time Bidding (RTB) advertising system. Microsoft’s RTB system operates behind the scenes on websites and apps to match advertising to specific people.
ICCL argues this system is exposing users to malicious profiling and discrimination. It also argues that the system is undermining European security.
ICCL is taking the legal action on behalf of all affected people in Ireland under the new EU Collective Redress Directive. The organisation hopes to force Microsoft to bring its systems into compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Posing as a data buyer, ICCL Enforce obtained thousands of RTB data “segments” about Irish people. These include information such as whether a person gambles, their finances and debt, and even such sensitive information as whether the person works in a sensitive national security role.
https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/iccl-secures-permission-to-take-irelands-first-ever-class-action/
#ICCL #privacy #adtech #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #microsoft #classAction #lawsuit #Ireland #EU #RTB #GDPR
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