Pluralistic: The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing (30 Jul 2026)

41 · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow · July 30, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Summary
Today's links The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing: Since 1850, San Francisco's Chamber of Commerce has been pissing in our mouths and calling it rain. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: RIP Wau Holland; Diebold voting machines suck; How to steal an RFID-locked car; Pirates are big spenders; You can't fight enshittification. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest b...