PIRG staff discovered that they could talk TransUnion’s #customerservice reps into resetting passwords and changing account contact information with bare-bones proof of identity.

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AI-Powered Teddy Bear Caught Talking About Sexual Fetishes and Instructing Kids How to Find Knives OpenAI blocked access for the toymaker following the incidents.

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Tell the FTC: Don't allow misleading recycling labels The FTC can and must enforce accurate recycling labels.

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VPIRG donates historic records to UVM Silver Special Collections Library, Oct 1 event | Vermont Business Magazine

Notable in the collection are VPIRG’s charter documents as a student group at UVM; the legal history of Randall v. Sorrell, the challenge to Vermont’s campaign finance law that went all the way to the United States Supreme. #vthistory #vtlaw #vtpoli #vtcolleges #PIRG
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Wheelchair users are finally winning the right to repair State laws are forcing private equity–backed firms—which can make buyers wait months—to allow DIY fixes.

Wheelchair users are finally winning the right to repair

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El PIRG quiere que Microsoft extienda aún más el soporte de Windows 10 (o reduzca los requisitos de Windows 11) El PIRG solicita a Microsoft más tiempo de soporte para Windows 10 o reducir los requisitos para Windows 11

El PIRG solicita a Microsoft más tiempo de soporte para Windows 10 o reducir los requisitos para Windows 11 lamadredeltopo.rebuscando.info/el-pirg-quie... #tecnología #windows10 #microsoft #pirg

Study Shows Antibiotic Resistance Risk in Commonly Used Drug Industrial animal agriculture has relied extensively on the use of an antibiotic unused in human medicine, but new research suggests it may still contribute to antibiotic resistance

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WashPIRG staff meet with WA state Representative Mia Gregerson to thank her for her work on the Right to Repair.

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As Skies Fill With Space Junk, Nonprofit Urges US to Pause StarLink Launches Elon Musk’s StarLink has helped bring the internet to hard-to-reach places, but the company’s satellites eventually become dangerous space junk. And the consequences are raining down on us.

As Skies Fill With #SpaceJunk, Nonprofit Urges US to Pause #StarLink Launches

Asking the government to delay launches for environmental review is likely to rile up the companies that want to blast off indiscriminately

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