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2026-10-17 04:00:45
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Cory Doctorow
pluralistic@mamot.fr
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Inside: Israeli ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware"; and more!
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2026-10-17 04:05:50
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Cory Doctorow
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Israeli ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware": And they used Google, Facebook and every other major ad platform to do it.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117455857241569128
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2026-10-17 04:06:58
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Cory Doctorow
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Hey look at this
* Philips updates instructions for ultrasound system linked to 4 deaths
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/philips-updates-instructions-for-ultrasound-system-linked-to-4-deaths/832692/
* LLMs don’t reason
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/02/1145639/dont-be-fooled-llms-dont-reason/
* Financial markets: risks remain elevated and vulnerabilities persist
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/gfsr/issues/2026/10/13/global-financial-stability-report-october-2026
* Ultimate gridfinity drawer configurator
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2737065-ultimate-gridfinity-drawer-configurator
* Is Blockbuster Video the Answer to Our Digital Privacy Woes?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/digital-privacy-salazar-paramount/
* Trump Wants Airlines to Scam Passengers
https://newrepublic.com/article/216435/trump-airline-fees-fines-passenger-rights-scam
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2026-10-17 04:07:56
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Cory Doctorow
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#25yrsago
Linux on a Big Mouth Billy Bass
https://web.archive.org/web/20010927153043/http://bigmouth.here-n-there.com/
#20yrsago
No-Fly lists even stupider than suspected
https://web.archive.org/web/20061019002553/http://rawstory.com/showoutarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fstories%2F2006%2F10%2F05%2F60minutes%2Fmain2066624.shtml
#20yrsago
Canadian MP booted for his blog
https://web.archive.org/web/20061026153747/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/10/18/turner-caucus.html
#20yrsago
Recording industry shuts out Brazilian legal scholars
https://web.archive.org/web/20061103225020/http://www.a2kbrasil.org.br/ENG/SIGN-A-PETITION-FOR-AMENDING-THE
#20yrsago
How pickpockets work
https://web.archive.org/web/20070110023812/http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2006/11/mystory.html
#15yrsago
Why are more people opting for legal name-changes than ever before?
https://web.archive.org/web/20111020163908/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15333140
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2026-10-17 04:08:51
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#15yrsago
Advice to the 1% from Lemony Snicket
https://occupywriters.com/works/by-lemony-snicket/
#15yrsago
Proposed Australian law makes it an offense to insult Gaming Minister Michael O’Brien
https://web.archive.org/web/20120507161803/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/surely-this-is-a-joke/story-fn7x8me2-1226167552466
#15yrsago
Aloha From Hell: Sandman Slim goes back to Hell and kicks more ass
https://memex.craphound.com/2011/10/18/aloha-from-hell-sandman-slim-goes-back-to-hell-and-kicks-more-ass/
#10yrsago
California DMV thinks “INFOS3C” is a dirty word
https://www.techdirt.com/2016/10/17/california-dmv-rejects-1nfos3c-vanity-plate-because-sexual-connotation/
#10yrsago
Howard Stern won’t release Trump tapes
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/howard-stern-on-replaying-his-donald-trump-interviews-it-would-be-a-betrayal-7542079/
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