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Felix L. (he/him)

@perfectlygoodink.bsky.social
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#ClassicalLiberal from Cal married to a Green from Stanford raising 2 boys. Calif. for #ElectoralReform Sec. and CFO #ProRep Coalition Treas. LP CLC Dep. Treas. Econ background but enjoys reading PoliSci research. #ProportionalRepresentation

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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Tomorrow never comes, right? And I think that’s why a really important part of the progressive movement is pushing for things like #ProportionalRepresentation that might... take away the pressure of having to win these winner-take-all elections." newrepublic.com/article/2159...
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Transcript: Can Democrats Be Both Principled and Pragmatic?
Political scientist Paul Frymer argues that Democrats should not wholly abandon civil rights causes in pursuit on winning in purple and red states.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Big Tech executives donated over $227 MILLION to Trump's Super PAC and pet projects. Their payments bought them a seat at Trump's roundtable to regulate AI. We can hardly trust them to create the technology, let alone regulate it. These tech oligarchs are out of control.
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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 01/10/2026
i’m not criticizing @joshtpm.bsky.social, he runs his business in the world as it is rather than the world as it should be. but the basic problem is that journalism is not a good like restaurant food.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"This is the actual solution to gerrymandering: #ProportionalRepresentation.... My conversation with Nilu Jenks, Seattle City Council candidate and political director at FairVoteWA..." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Fighting Cynicism and Implementing Seattle's RCV with City Council candidate Nilu Jenks
Podcast Episode · Ungerrymander America · September 25 · 50m
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Burnham has long supported Britain ditching its first-past-the-post system, which requires a party to ​win at least 326 seats out of 650 to ​secure a majority in parliament, in favour of #ProportionalRepresentation." www.reuters.com/world/uk-pm-...
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UK PM Burnham wants to scrap first past the post electoral system
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday the Labour Party will contest the next election ​with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system, ‌after he announced he was establishing a natio...
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@dsallentess.bsky.social and Meredith Sumpter for @americanbar.org: "Proportional representation is a structural solution that would make gerrymandering far harder and give voters representation proportional to their actual support. www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/... #ProportionalRepresentation
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Democratic Legitimacy: Voting Rights and Proportional Representation
After Callais v. Louisiana, winner-take-all districts make racial and partisan gerrymandering inevitable, and proportional representation through the Fair Representation Act would better protect votin...
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Center for Ballot Freedom @centerforballotfreedom.org · 24/09/2026
THE LATEST FROM OUR SUBSTACK: People don't actually hate political parties. They hate that the government keeps failing them, and parties make an easy scapegoat. So what's the real fix? Two competing visions are on the table. 🧵
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Genuine question for my fellow Californians: if the same party ran everything for 60 years and we still rank 38th in education and have the worst housing shortage in the country... at what point do we ask if the system itself is broken? California needs #ProportionalRepresentation.
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fox News, NBC, CBS, & ABC banded together and refused to replace the White House TV pool after Trump barred CNN. They're taking a stand against Trump’s dangerous attacks on free speech. Restricting news outlets because their reporting isn’t flattering is the behavior of a despot, not a president.
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Politico @politico.com · 22/09/2026
COLUMN: GOP polling has deteriorated so much that the only uncertainty remaining ahead of the midterms is the depth of the party’s losses, our Jonathan Martin writes. 🔗 politi.co/4yg4qa8
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins knowingly earmarked MILLIONS in federal contracts for a top donor in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. That’s corruption plain and simple. #MESEN
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If California had 6 political parties instead of 2, which one would actually represent YOU? We built a quiz to help you find out 👉 www.prorepcoalition.org/multiparty-q... #ProportionalRepresentation
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Multiparty Quiz | ProRep California Electoral Reform
If California's state legislature had six political parties, which would you belong to?
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Felix L. (he/him) @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't know if the likes of Ed Sheeran should be considered a "musical artist." Artists typically don't shy from making strong and bold statements and works that shake the convictions of the audience. I'd call him an entertainer. Macklemore is far more of an artist. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Ed Sheeran’s Opening Acts Quit in Solidarity With Pro-Palestinian Performer
Rapper Macklemore was dropped from the Loop Tour after onstage comments about Gaza.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
California is the world's 4th largest economy — and one party has controlled it for 60 of the last 65 years. That's not a healthy democracy, that's a monopoly on power. It's high time to break the monopoly, unfuck the system, and make #ProportionalRepresentation a reality.
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Felix L. (he/him) @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"The gifts of $45,000 each to... Natalie Harp... Margo Martin, and... Chamberlain Harris... were noted in the staffers’ annual financial disclosure forms. [T]he cash gifts were not related to the “individuals’ official government duties." All women, his closest aides. apnews.com/article/trum...
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez... [urged] the... establishing a bipartisan Select Committee on #ElectoralReform... [which] would investigate options such as multi-member districts with #ProportionalRepresentation..." gluesenkampperez.house.gov/posts/rep-gl...
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Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Testifies on Her Bills to Clean Up Congress
WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez attended a hearing held by the House Committee on Rules to advocate for changes to House rules for next Congress. She urged the commi...
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FairVote @fairvote.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In November, 3 cities – Honolulu, HI; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO – will vote on whether to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections. Learn how RCV would give voters in these cities more choice, more power, and better representation ⬇️
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Three cities to vote on ranked choice voting this November - FairVote
On November 3, Honolulu, HI; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO will vote on whether to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The Twin Falls County Fair wrapped up as independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Achilles campaigned there... Achilles, a veteran and former state legislator... wants to... end gerrymandering, replacing it with #ProportionalRepresentation." www.kmvt.com/2026/09/08/s...
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Senate candidate Todd Achilles talks costs, health care at Twin Falls County Fair
The Twin Falls County Fair wrapped up as independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Achilles campaigned there, discussing rising costs, health care and congressional reform with voters in the Magic Valley...
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@fairvote.bsky.social: "In 2026, a range of political scientists and legal scholars, elected officials, and voting rights leaders across the political spectrum have shared their support for #ProportionalRepresentation in American elections." fairvote.org/who-supports...
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Who supports proportional representation? - FairVote
Elected officials, legal scholars, academics, and voting rights leaders across the political spectrum support proportional representation.
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Felix L. (he/him) @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Two people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s health department said Tuesday. Both were unvaccinated. Their deaths are the first measles-related fatalities reported in the country this year and the first in the state in 35 years." www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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2 unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania
The U.S. has reported more than 2,700 measles cases this year, the highest annual count since 1991.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"There are deeper reforms that could be undertaken, as well. Adopting #ProportionalRepresentation would restore competitive elections to the House and end the scourge of gerrymandering forever." newrepublic.com/article/2139...
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Make Congress Great Again
Much of what ails us can be blamed on the steady degradation of the legislature as the other branches of government grabbed power for themselves. It’s time to start undoing the damage.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We see this right now, both in the US by Republicans and in California by Democrats. Two-party systems result in one-party domination too often, destroying all checks and balances. Multi-party competition just works better. #ProportionalRepresentation #EndTheDuopoly #FairSeats #EndPolarization
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We agree 100% Although technically, we also think that #ProportionalRepresentation can't happen soon enough and so would prefer it in the shorter run to improve our outlook of the longer run.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 24/08/2026
Switching from Flock to another ALPR provider or other police surveillance technology isn't a fix, EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @NPR.org. "You're just replacing one color of camera for another. Those dangers you were concerned about are still going to be there."
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As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening
Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
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Aaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 21/08/2026
To the extent that Bluesky has a culture that drives people away, the main contributors to it appear to be the people most convinced they are what's right with Bluesky and who righteously insist that the platform be bent, through design and moderation, to further cater to their preferences.
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Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"You Chose the Wrong Parents." My recent interview on migration rights with "Speak Freely," a publication of European Students for Liberty. One of my best media interviews of the last year or two, thanks to great questions asked by interviewer Ogechukwu Egwuatu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv7t...
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“You Chose the Wrong Parents”: Ilya Somin on the Case for Free Migration
YouTube video by SpeakFreely Magazine
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Center for Ballot Freedom @centerforballotfreedom.org · 21/08/2026
Today, fusion voting remains in only a handful of states—but it continues to spark conversations about voter choice, representation, and how elections work.
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 20/08/2026
How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?
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Border agents searched his phone 5 times without a warrant. He’s asking the Supreme Court to put a stop to it.
An immigration lawyer whose phone was searched five times is asking the Court to clarify travelers' Fourth Amendment rights.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump, Vance, Bovino et al. grossly inflate the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. But if their numbers somehow were accurate, it would actually undercut their own policy case for mass deportation. [@davidjbier.bsky.social]
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Trump Says There Are 25 Million Illegal Immigrants. That Makes Mass Deportation an Even Worse Idea
A much more sensible approach is to fix the legal immigration system.
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Cato Institute @cato.org · 20/08/2026
“The more illegal immigrants we deport, the more the cost of funding government would shift to American citizens and legal residents,” explains Cato’s David Bier. A much more sensible approach is to fix the legal immigration system. ow.ly/uUGc50ZBw8G
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Texas Gov. Abbott is refusing to extradite to Minnesota an ICE agent charged with firing into a home there, "at least until Minnesota 'step[s] up and [repays proceeds of] fraud that they’ve committed in their state through federal programs.'” It's a meritless stand. [@stevevladeck.bsky.social]
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Bonus 244: Minnesota v. Abbott
Governor Abbott is ignoring his duty to extradite an ICE officer indicted in Minnesota. He has no viable legal claim, but may be trying to run out the clock.
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Darryl W Perry @darrylwperry.com · 20/08/2026
Empower Every Voice: Perry's Simplified Rules of Order. #ParliamentaryProcedure #MeetingManagement #BoardLeadership #RulesOfOrder #Governance amzn.to/3WPtWCt (affiliate link)
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Dann @dann1960.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
youtu.be/zZeyGIGq7SM #farroncousins A new poll finds broad support for reshaping Congress, including adding 150 House seats and proportional representation—changes advocates say could improve representation and curb partisan gerrymandering. Farron Cousins | Farron Balanced
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Fed Up Americans Want DRASTIC Changes In Congress
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We really do need #ProportionalRepresentation, and it can all start with California!
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Cato Institute @cato.org · 20/08/2026
It doesn't matter whether you think you're doing nothing wrong. 120,000 Flock cameras with no uniform national rules are tracking your movements across America. Learn more from Cato Institute’s fellow Rikki Schlott. ow.ly/9eTV50ZAHK8
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Project Liberal 🗽 @handle.invalid · 20/08/2026
You can't be pro-life and anti-data center.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"this edible ain't shit" two hours later:
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Felix L. (he/him) @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We're seeing enshittification of the MCU brand before our eyes, as every movie becomes little more than an advertisement for their other movies.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A year ago, I worried in @postopinions.bsky.social that the US government's new equity stake in Intel was a bad idea for a host of reasons. Today, I'm back explaining why the deal's been much worse than I feared. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The government’s Intel bet was even worse than expected
The equity stake has ballooned into an expansive, risky portfolio.
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Contrary to popular belief, [young people] haven’t given up on politics [but] want a different kind of politics and are drawn to reforms like #ProportionalRepresentation with the potential to make democracy more representative, inclusive, and dynamic." www.newamerica.org/insights/gen...
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What Young Americans Want Out of Politics: More Parties, More Pathways
Three high-school leaders share what energizes them about American politics: more parties and more pathways to get involved.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The @houstonchronicle.com published my explanation for why it makes no sense for mass deportation proponents to exaggerate the number of illegal immigrants: it makes their policy idea even more catastrophic for the country. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/08/2026
Without real consequences for police abuse, Flock Safety's reforms are "just a fig leaf for Flock,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @techcrunch.com. "The best way to ensure accountability is to pass laws constraining the use of this technology and requiring a warrant for its use.”
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Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works | TechCrunch
The surveillance company announced it's making a tool called "Audit Assistance" mandatory for all customers, claiming it's already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to explain how the tool w...
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Manufacturing in support of the data-center business is helping to offset market conditions that are holding back other industrial sectors. Inflation, high interest rates and rising material costs are slowing down... demand for consumer durable goods." www.wsj.com/business/big...
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ProRep Coalition @prorepcoalition.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And if we do our job right, many Americans will learn about #ProportionalRepresentation after they see California implement it for the state legislature. And then everyone can see for themselves how it is fairer and more functional and why most democracies chose it.
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Vox @vox.com · 17/08/2026
One week out. We're continuing America After Trump live with @protectdemocracy.org on Aug. 19 at 12:30 PM ET: the threats to the 2026 midterms and how proportional representation could end the gerrymandering wars. Register: protdem.org/AfterTrump
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In Kilnapp v. Gannon, Cato amicus brief urges Supreme Court to review and reverse a Sixth Circuit decision finding qualified immunity for a police officer on the ground that the relevant excessive-force legal standard was not sufficiently "crystallized" at the time of the shooting [Matthew Cavedon]
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Kilnapp v. Gannon Brief: The Law Has Long Been "Clearly Established" That an Officer Can't Blindly Fire Behind Himself
The mere contingency of a later decision recognizing that a plaintiff like Kilnapp could seek relief did not make Gannon’s decision to blindly open fire reasonable.
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 14/08/2026
From wrongful arrests to officers stalking exes, license plate cameras keep exposing police failures.
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Flock cameras and license plate readers are everywhere. Can we trust cops with them?
From wrongful arrests to officers stalking exes, license plate cameras keep exposing police failures.
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Project Liberal 🗽 @handle.invalid · 14/08/2026
Illiberalism is humanity's greatest threat.
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Felix L. (he/him) @perfectlygoodink.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Small businesses are the least able to maneuver around tariffs.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/08/2026
Here’s what Flock’s new reforms do and, more importantly, what they don’t do. Spoiler alert: They don’t change the dangers of mass surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms
The reforms are a combination of long overdue changes along with some cosmetic fixes that fail to address the fundamental dangers of this technology.
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