Facebook blocked Admiral insurance from analyzing clients' Facebook postings to choose their rates.

Facebook is not on your side, though. It wants to manipulate its useds to keep giving Facebook lots of information about themselves (and other people).

The fact that Admiral's program is "voluntary" does not make it legitimate. If it caught on, it would soon become effectively compulsory, except for the wealthy. This has been called "STASI capitalism."

We need to decide democratically what information insurance companies are allowed to have about drivers -- which means, not by letting a few companies decide to where herd people.

Here is an example of what we should not allow.

The root of this problem i the collection of this information by companies such as Facebook and Fitbit. That is another issue we should decide democratically, not by letting a company do its damnedest to manipulate and then pressure people into giving it.

How the Oregon Militia Acquittals Reflect the Appeal of White Nationalist Agitators.

FBI Stands Guilty of an Overtly Political Act at a Crucial Moment.

The FBI started a pseudo-scandal about Clinton's email, where the only scandalous information is an absence of evidence or conclusions.

Erdoğan continues arbitrarily closing periodicals and news agencies.

90% of the world's children live in places with excess air pollution, which can cause them permanent health problems. 15% live in extreme pollution.

However, an even bigger problem is that there are over 2 billion children. People are making so many that the population is increasing.

We should aim to have only 1.5 billion children, 20 years from now.