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204: Great Chicken Caper of 2018

December 06, 2018 1:10:35 41.58 MB Downloads: 0

Facebook is back in the news after the UK Parliament releases 250 pages of documents about how the company handles data! Next, Microsoft is reportedly considering scrapping Edge and building a browser based in Chromium. Finally, a triple-dessert! She-Ra is a good show, Laura Loomer chained herself to Twitter, and the PlayStation Classic sucks.

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Links and Show Notes

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Facebook knew Android call-scraping would be ‘high-risk’ - The Verge
Internal Facebook documents show how the company makes deals for data - The Verge
Facebook’s Internal Tensions Are Spilling Beyond The Company’s Walls
Facebook’s Internal Tensions Are Spilling Beyond The Company’s Walls
Internal Documents Show Facebook Has Never Deserved Our Trust or Our Data - Motherboard
Mark Zuckerberg personally approved cutting off Vine’s friend-finding feature - The Verge
Microsoft is building its own Chrome browser to replace Edge - The Verge
Far-right activist Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to Twitter’s NYC headquarters - The Verge
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Is the Magically Queer Cartoon We Need Right Now - them.