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Mon Feb 22 2021: Privacy, right to repair and gig workers, plus new security breach and job data

February 22, 2021

Two things to know today   Regulation – privacy, right to repair, and gig workers https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-push-internet-privacy-rules-in-lieu-of-federal-standards-11613644200?mod=djemalertNEWS https://www.protocol.com/Policy/virginia-maryland-washington-big-tech https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/18/amazon-facebook-google-maryland-lawsuit-tax/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqk38/the-right-to-repair-movement-is-poised-to-explode-in-2021 https://www.wired.com/story/frances-new-tech-repairability-index-is-a-big-deal/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-02-17/gig-economy-coming-for-millions-of-u-s-jobs-after-california-s-uber-lyft-vote?sref=ExbtjcSG https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/19/22291580/prop-22-instacart-doordash-uber-lyft-postmates-grubhub-price-hike https://www.wsj.com/articles/restaurants-and-startups-try-to-outrun-uber-eats-and-doordash-11613903401?mod=rss_Technology AND New data on the threat report https://www.nuspire.com/q4-2020-threat-report/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/new-malware-found-on-30000-macs-has-security-pros-stumped/ https://www.ciodive.com/news/bls-report-IT-job-demand/595409/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mspradio Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/