Hacker News with Generative AI: Corporations

Californians Can Sue Out-of-State Corporations That Violate State Privacy Laws (eff.org)
Simple common sense tells us that a corporation’s decision to operate in every state shouldn’t mean it can’t be sued in most of them. Sadly, U.S. law doesn’t always follow common sense. That’s why we were so pleased with a recent holding from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Privacy Laws, Lawsuits, California, Corporations

13 points by rbanffy 16 days ago | 0 comments

Tech Execs Are Pushing to Build 'Freedom Cities' Run by Corporations (gizmodo.com)
A billionaire-backed push to develop libertarian enclaves in Central America is being imported back to the United States, where its proponents want to lay the groundwork for their own privately run, corporately governed cities.

Corporations, Politics, Urban Planning, Central America, United States

12 points by clumsysmurf 73 days ago | 13 comments

Big brother becomes little brother (kenklippenstein.com)
Envious of the power and wealth of corporate America, the head of U.S. intelligence has issued a new directive calling on the spy agencies to “routinize” and “expand” their partnerships with private companies.

Government Surveillance, Corporations, Privacy, Technology

40 points by anigbrowl 116 days ago | 15 comments

Small Businesses vs. Corporations: What Tech Tools Are We Missing? (ycombinator.com)

Small Businesses, Corporations, Technology, Business

24 points by lucadidomenico 163 days ago | 49 comments

Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website (theguardian.com)
Iceland’s biggest fishing company is suing an art student at London’s high court for spoofing its website and issuing a fake public apology over a high profile corruption scandal.

Legal Disputes, Art, Corporations, Iceland, Corruption

9 points by vinni2 251 days ago | 0 comments

Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts (arstechnica.com)

Privacy, Law, Illinois, Corporations

4 points by PaulHoule 277 days ago | 0 comments

Why corporations won't spend enough to safeguard your private info (latimes.com)

Privacy, Security, Corporations, Business, Data

9 points by miguelazo 309 days ago | 4 comments

What Happens When a Powerful Corporation Owns the Local News? (npr.org)

Journalism, Media, Corporations, Local News

13 points by thunderbong 312 days ago | 0 comments

Banana giant Chiquita held liable by US court for funding paramilitaries (bbc.com)