EU rules for durable, energy-efficient and repairable smartphones and tablets
https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-durable-energy-efficient-and-repairable-smartphones-and-tablets-start-applying-2025-06-20_en
#ycombinator #consumer_protection #circular_economy

So #Paypal has announced changes in ther Terms of Service. They become effective July 17th. They are intransparemt.

Q: Anybody figure out what's changed?

#enshittification #consumer_protection

"Amazon revokes the concept of owning books, can edit books you already bought; Piracy Is The Answer!"—Louis Rossmann >

https://youtu.be/XfcoUdWCB9M

#scandalous #Amazon #books #e_books #digital_good #editing #modifying #authors #enshitification #video #license #DRM #piracy #policy_changes #download #kindle #amazon_kindle #techbros_swindle #Jeff_Bezos #consumer_protection #subscriptions #piracy #e_reader #online_purchases #political_correctness #surveillance_capitalism

Canada Competition Bureau sues Google for anti-competitive conduct in online ads
https://www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2024/11/competition-bureau-sues-google-for-anti-competitive-conduct-in-online-advertising-in-canada.html
#ycombinator #Competition #Consumer_protection #Competition_Bureau_Canada #Canada #Business_and_industry #general_public #news_releases

Avast Faces $16.5m Fine for Unlawfully Selling User Browsing Data - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/avast-faces-m-fine-for-unlawfully-selling-user-browsing-data/

#threatintel #Cybersecurity #Data_Privacy #Consumer_Protection

Physiognomic Artificial Intelligence
(2021) : Stark, Luke Hutson, Jevan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3927300
#ai #physiognomy #consumer_protection #abolition #critical_data_studies #biometric #privacy #computer_vision #my_bibtex

Forced Arbitration And Big Banks: When Consumers Pay To Be Ripped Off
(2022) : American Association for Justice
url: https://www.justice.org/resources/research/forced-arbitration-big-banks
#arbitration #banking #consumer_protection #forced_arbitratio
#my_bibtex