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Judge orders Google to hand over anti-union strategy documents in retaliation hearing (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 11/30/2021 - 12:00Nextdoor says it wants to ‘cultivate a kinder world.’ Good luck with that (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/17/2021 - 06:26Fire causes major disruption to Spectrum internet and cable service in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 14:40Facebook struggled with disinformation targeted at Latinos, leaked documents show (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 11:56David Lazarus: Your ISP says it cares about your privacy. Not so much, actually, says FTC (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 11/12/2021 - 13:09As 5G wireless arrives, older phones are about to become roadkill
Wireless customers nationwide can look forward to a big upgrade in service in 2022 — and possibly some major headaches as millions of older phones become obsolete. The wireless industry’s transition to super-fast, more reliable 5G networks will be finalized over the next 12 months. To free up bandwidth for the switch, older 3G networks are being shut down. The big catch for consumers: As many as 10 million 3G cellphones now in circulation will be useless.
Heidi Boghosian: WhatsApp is a lifeline for 2 billion users. Facebook isn’t doing enough to protect it (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 06:23Renew your service or we’ll trash your credit score, Spectrum tells ex-customer
Steve Schklair wonders why he’s being muscled by cable giant Spectrum. “It’s been years since I’ve even been a subscriber,” he said. Nevertheless, Schklair received a strange letter from Spectrum saying that “as a one-time courtesy,” the company will cancel the debt it claims he owes and stop reporting him as a deadbeat to credit agencies — if he agrees to resume cable service. A Spectrum spokesperson confirmed the letter’s authenticity and called it “an opportunity to reconnect” with the cable company. All subscription-based businesses work hard to retain and renew customer relationships.