FEBRUARY 28, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: Brooklyn's Newest Food Co-op Launch. Impact: Gentrification may have ruined the soul of Brooklyn, but at least it brought organic kale to a neighborhood that previously had only pizza and pretzel stands. Thanks to food co-ops, you can now pay $10 for a single carrot while discussing the 'authenticity' of your artisanal hummus.. Fact: You know you're in a hipster neighborhood when the food co-op has more varieties of quinoa than actual people living there..
• Headline: White House Proposes Broad Consumer Data Privacy Bill. Impact: If the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act had passed, it might have prevented some of the most notorious data breaches in history, allowing us to continue blissfully scrolling through social media without annoyance—or at least less of it. But really, who needs privacy when you can have targeted ads for cat sweaters?. Fact: Did you know that before data privacy laws, marketers used to sell your shopping habits like they were trading cards? Now, they just do it digitally—how quaint!.