Hacker News with Generative AI: Consumer Advocacy

US Copyright Office "frees the McFlurry," allowing repair of ice cream machines (arstechnica.com)
Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge today hailed a decision by the US Copyright Office to "grant an exemption specifically allowing for repair of retail-level food preparation equipment—including soft serve ice cream machines similar to those available at McDonald's."
Copyright Law, Repair, Consumer Advocacy, Food Industry
40 points by impish9208 27 days ago | 4 comments
Please ban data caps, Internet users tell FCC (arstechnica.com)
It's been just a week since US telecom regulators announced a formal inquiry into broadband data caps, and the docket is filling up with comments from users who say they shouldn't have to pay overage charges for using their Internet service.
Internet, Regulation, Consumer Advocacy, Telecommunications
85 points by thimabi 29 days ago | 43 comments
What Ticketmaster doesn't want you to know: tickets were cheaper for decades (youtube.com)
Ticketmaster, Pricing, History, Consumer Advocacy, Entertainment
71 points by jimnotgym 40 days ago | 42 comments
Car brands are collecting and sharing your data with third parties (abc.net.au)
Popular car brands are collecting and sharing driver data from braking patterns and odometer readings to vehicle location and voice recognition information, consumer advocacy group Choice has found.
Data Privacy, Consumer Advocacy, Automotive Industry, Data Sharing
80 points by adrian_mrd 44 days ago | 54 comments
Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer advocates warn (cbc.ca)
Canada, Cashless Society, Consumer Advocacy, Finance
146 points by throw0101b 144 days ago | 308 comments