This day in history

2002, 2012, 2017, 2021.

#20yrsago Walt Disney World castmember was a wanted torturer https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109590

#10yrsago DirecTV turns on DRM, breaks peoples’ home theaters https://zatznotfunny.com/2012-04/directv-blocks-hbo-over-hdmi-without-hdcp/

#10yrsago Toronto mayor spends $2m on a graffiti reporting app https://www.blogto.com/city/2012/04/will_anyone_use_torontos_new_anti-graffiti_app/

#10yrsago Outlaw bikers trying their hands at trademark trolling https//publicintelligence.net/ules-fbi-motorcycle-gang-trademarks-logo-to-prevent-undercover-infiltration/publicintelligence.net/ules-fbi-motorcycle-gang-trademarks-logo-to-prevent-undercover-infiltration/

#5yrsago Lawsuit alleges Bose’s headphone app exfiltrates your listening habits to creepy data-miners https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bose-lawsuit-idUSKBN17L2BT

#5yrsago DEA bought zero-day exploits from disgraced cyber-arms dealer Hacking Team https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgygmv/heres-a-dea-invoice-for-zero-day-exploits

#5yrsago The world recoils as Turkey’s president steals dictatorial powers (but Trump congratulates him) https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/opinions/trump-congratulates-erdogan-opinion-ben-ghiat/index.html