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Holla… this is huge https://www.heise.de/en/news/BGH-bombshell-on-card-sharing-no-computer-fraud-in-pay-TV-piracy-11144974.html
The sentence by the highest German court is interesting as it seems to end a common practice …

BGH bombshell on card sharing: no computer fraud in pay-TV piracy
The Federal Court of Justice corrects previous case law and denies direct financial damage to providers for illegal pay-TV access.

The Fulu Foundation, a group founded by repair advocate and YouTuber Louis Rossmann, which pays out bounties to people who can remove user-hostile features on connected devices, is now offering a potential payout of $10,000 to encourage hackers and tinkerers to disable software features that require Ring devices to send data to Amazon.

A $10K Bounty Awaits Anyone Who Can Hack Ring Cameras to Stop Sharing Data With Amazon
The Fulu Foundation, a nonprofit that pays out bounties for removing user-hostile features, is hunting for a way to keep Ring cameras from sending data to Amazon—without breaking the hardware.

Max Schrems hat nach 11 Jahren(!) endlich gegen Meta gewonnen: In Österreich (und wahrscheinlich der EU) sind Datensammlungen für personalisierte nur mit Einwilligung und unter strengen Auflagen zu besonders schützenswerten Personendaten und der Sammlung von Daten bei Dritten. Symbolischer Schadenersatz: 500€
#Schrems

Trump Needs a Shrink and a Baby-Sitter, Not a National Security Adviser (emptywheel)
https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/20/trump-needs-a-shrink-and-a-baby-sitter-not-a-national-security-adviser/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p68#a260120p68

An example of how the DOGE fallout is still impacting government agencies. Note how IT is primarily affected despite the supposed move toward automation and modernization, which require IT resources.
IRS looks to shrink office space after losing a quarter of its workforce last year https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/02/irs-looks-to-shrink-office-space-after-losing-a-quarter-of-its-workforce-last-year/

#Rojava: Nachdem Truppen der islamistischen Übergangsregierung die kurdischen Viertel von Aleppo/Syrien erobert hatten, überschlugen sich die Ereignisse im Nordosten Syriens. Es droht das Ende der kurdischen Selbstverwaltung.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Tim Heidecker feat. Kurt Vile:
🎵 Sirens Of Titan
#NowPlaying #TimHeidecker #KurtVile
https://timheidecker.bandcamp.com/track/sirens-of-titan-feat-kurt-vile
https://open.spotify.com/track/2f2KzQIopkKxPb0uyrEl1s

TikTok's first awards show, held on December 18, handed out 14 awards, including Creator of the Year for Keith Lee; at the event, none of the screens worked (Kirsten Chuba/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Inside the TikTok Awards: Paris Hilton and a Labubu Cannon Take Center Stage While Tech Issues Plague Inaugural U.S. Show
The event, which streamed live from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, handed out 14 awards and battled problems with its video screens.

On Sept. 21, the police came for Larry Bushart.
They handcuffed him and hauled him away in the dead of night.
He spent 37 days in jail while held on a $2 million bond
— an amount the retired police officer could not afford.
It’s the sort of treatment one expects for accused murderers and thieves.
But Larry’s only “crime”?
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, he posted a meme on Facebook
quoting President Trump’s remarks about a different …

LAWSUIT: Ex-cop sues after spending 37 days in jail for sharing meme following Charlie Kirk murder
Larry Bushart was arrested for a social media post and held on a $2 million bond he could not afford. Now, he's fighting back.