The burden of proof continues to shift to the accused?
Clearly the state's evidence was faulty and the tools they're using are suspect.

The only reason this person was not unjustly dragged into court and very likely
coerced to plead guilty to a crime they did not commit
  was that they paid for and submitted to constant surveillance.

Or in this case, harm reduction.

Sounds like he's realized the climate is screwed and we are completely incapable of thinking far enough ahead to do anything about it.
As the effects of climate change continue to appear, we can address them on a case-by-case basis...if those effects directly involve anything we care about right now.

Meanwhile we should forget about fixing the root cause and apply our efforts where they might have some effect.

My employer already knows whether i am in the office or wfh.
Most other jobs seem like they would as well.

Recording over time and later studying the actual prices from the real-world subject (Amazon) would be in situ.
Relying on self-reported info from that same clearly biased subject is just an unreliable study.

"C.AI argued that because her son signed up for the service at the age of 15, it bound her to the platform's terms"
Seems like they just admitted there is no contract.

In the end, the auto maker took his domain name.
Wait not in the end actually I just checked it he got the domain back but only after he died.

Not necessary. I could clearly hear Gene Wilder's voice as I read it.

Alfalfa and Spanky had the he-man woman-hater's club. We have these two atrocities.
bleah.

And have it shut down/removed from dns with no transparency or due process?
No risk of abuse here, nope not at all.

Nope, it was in Australia.

IIRC, it was in Canada. There was a lawsuit because the babies produced from the embryos would inherit an estate. anyhow, here it is...

NYT robot filter blocks the article.

This is an ad.

tl/dr:
the problem is the buyers don't understand that the hardware cost is included in their monthly payments.
Financial education needs to be part of basic high school curriculum.

Longer answer below:

When the buyer originally signed up they agreed to a 12-month subscription.
The cost of the hardware was baked into that subscription price.
Seller offers to supply upgraded Hardware before the 12-month period expires as long as buyer agrees to maintain the subscription for an additional 12 months. That's the same 12-month period over which the seller would ordinarily expect to receive payments for the new Hardware.

In the case of the upgrade after 6 months the seller eats the cost of the unpaid portion of the original Hardware.
The seller expected to recover the cost of the original Hardware over a 12-month period. But they only received payments for that original hardware for 6 months. If the hardware is in good condition the seller can put it in a new box and use it for a one month trial. There's a lot less value there than sitting there and collecting rents for another 6 months.

They're not charging the buyer for that unpaid portion of the original Hardware cost. That's free.

For corporate customers a remotely managed solution is the best.
The companybcertainly doesn't want to assume that every user carrying a laptop understands and applies in good security practices.
As far as Microsoft spying on corporate secrets, that's what the company pays it's lawyers for.

Outside of that use case if you're worried about somebody stealing your laptop and getting your data, encrypt your boot partition and any other storage with your secrets on it.
Lock it as soon as you leave your desk. Power It Off as soon as you're done working etc etc
If somebody steals it you don't heed to remotely wipe it.