People fed up with intrusive technology are reviving Clippy.
A small, personified document is making a resurgence as individuals protest and revive memories of Clippy. Do you remember Clippy? That animated paper clip with eyes that popped up in Microsoft Office during the late 90s and early 2000s? One of its classic lines was, “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Do you want […]
John Fetterman disputes CNN’s ‘intrusive’ question regarding medication use
Fetterman Challenges Health Claims in CNN Interview Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, had a tense exchange with CNN reporters on Tuesday regarding his health amid claims made in a New York magazine article that questioned his fitness for office. The article included statements from both former and current staff members who suggested erratic […]
Can Markets Function Normally With Intrusive Central Planning?
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Editors’ Note: On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, the second largest bank failure in US history. There is common wisdom that the FED keeps raising rates “until something breaks.” There is likely no bigger single market intervention than the manipulation of interest rates. Along with the meltdown in […]
Microsoft Forced to Delay Intrusive ‘Recall’ Feature from Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has announced that its controversial Recall AI feature will not be released with the first batch of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs on June 18 as originally planned. Engadget Reports In a recent update on the Windows Blog, Microsoft revealed that its Recall AI feature, which has been criticized over privacy concerns, will move from […]
Amazon hit with $35M fine for ‘excessively intrusive’ worker productivity monitoring
French regulators fined Amazon $35 million on Tuesday, determining the e-commerce giant had an “unduly intrusive system” for monitoring warehouse employees. French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)has announced that its domestic subsidiary, Amazon France Logistics, will use barcode scanners to track the progress of tasks such as stocking products on shelves and packaging them for shipment. […]