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Landlords Can’t Evict Their Tenants, So They're Shutting Off Utilities and Threatening Them Instead
“I’m certain they’re aware it’s illegal, and I’m certain they don’t care.”
Ajit Pai Says FCC's Investigation into Sale of Phone Location Data Nearly Complete
Motherboard previously revealed how AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon have sold real-time phone location data to middlemen companies which then provided it to third parties.
The California DMV Is Making $50M a Year Selling Drivers’ Personal Information
A document obtained by Motherboard shows how DMVs sell peoples’ names, addresses, and other personal information to generate revenue.
Activist Leaks Files From a Data Broker for Demoing its Software With ICE
"I saw tech workers at Microsoft (GitHub), Google, and others start taking stands and achieve incremental gains and I thought why not me."
'Another Billionaire Wants a Meeting': How to Get a Meeting With the Trump Administration
Emails show getting a meeting with the Trump administration is as easy as making a billion dollars. Just ask Palmer Luckey.
Mozilla Asks Congress to Investigate ISPs Data Collection Practices
Mozilla's letter comes after Motherboard published a Comcast lobbying document, in which the ISP pushed back against a form of browsing data encryption.
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Comcast Is Lobbying Against Encryption That Could Prevent it From Learning Your Browsing History
Motherboard has obtained a leaked presentation internet service providers are using to try and lobby lawmakers against a form of encrypted browsing data.
PG&E Execs Were Literally Partying in Wine Country While Planning to Cut Power to Millions of Californians
They were wining and dining their top natural gas customers at a lavish retreat in wine country.
Millions of Californians Lost Power Because PG&E Refused to Spend Money to Fix Its Problems
“I can’t say how frustrated I am,” says a city councilor in Paradise, a town that was completely razed by the 2018 fires caused by PG&E.
The Company That's Caused California Wildfires Is Cutting Off Power to 2 Million People to Avoid Another One
The state of California allowed the PG&E to start charging customers billions more so it could upgrade its grid. The company still hasn't.
Internal Email Shows GitHub Plans to Renew ICE Contract
Even though GitHub leadership and others oppose ICE’s child separation policy, an internal email suggests GitHub won’t stop ICE from renewing a contract with the tech company.
The Equifax Settlement Is a Cruel Joke
Experts say the FTC dramatically underestimated the public’s anger over repeated privacy violations.
