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FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem

• toomuchtodo 2y ago
  https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/12/ftc-takes-action-against-gravy-analytics-venntel-unlawfully-selling-location-data-tracking-consumers https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/12/...
  • dang 2y ago
    We've moved the comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42309429 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42309429, which has that URL. (404media.co is banned on HN because its articles are behind a signup wall.)
    • nmjohn 2y ago
      Why are other news sources which also have paywalls not banned? (nytimes, wsj, bloomberg, financial times, etc)
      • tptacek 2y ago
        Paywalls are fine on HN as long as there's a reliable linkable bypass.
        • nmjohn 2y ago
          One of the standard link bypasses seems to work here[0] though. Is that not a reliable workaround here? [0]: https://archive.is/BYCjp https://archive.is/BYCjp
          • tptacek 2y ago
            If we're flagkilling stories with workable paywall bypasses, you should ping hn@ycombinator.com (don't assume they see the thread), and I'd expect them to unkill it.
      • dredmorbius 2y ago
        Dang's guidance: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989> (9 years old and standing.) If you find that a previously-available workaround is no longer effective, do feel free to notify mods. And as tptacek notes, if a workaround does work (and reliably, some are only very occasionally effective), you can also alert mods. Mods can and should be reached by email at <hn@ycombinator.com>.