This day in history

2004, 2009, 2019, 2023.

I’m on tour with my new, nationally bestselling novel The Bezzle! Catch me THIS WEDNESDAY (Apr 17) in CHICAGO, then Torino (Apr 21) Marin County (Apr 27), Winnipeg (May 2), Calgary (May 3), Vancouver (May 4), and beyond!

#20yrsago Canadian government spending public funds to develop DRM https://web.archive.org/web/20040508011338/www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/pubs/2004/4_e.cfm#5

#15yrsago Pirate Bay defendants found guilty, sentenced to jail https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/apr/17/the-pirate-bay-trial-guilty-verdict

#15yrsago London cops mug tourist for his bus-station photos https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/apr/16/police-delete-tourist-photos

#5yrsago On the eve of a contentious election, Twitter suspends the accounts of progressive activists https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/twitter-suspends-left-leaning-albertans-before-election

#5yrsago Your kid’s “smart watch” lets anyone in the world trace their location. Again. https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/tic-toc-pwned/

#1yrago How To Make the Least-Worst Mastodon Threads https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/16/how-to-make-the-least-worst-mastodon-threads/