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@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Amazon is the root of abuses of privacy, freedom, human rights, civil liberties,
1. Amazon is notorious for **fighting unions** and **mistreating employees** despite its wealth and growth. 1. Amazon is notorious for **fighting unions** and **mistreating employees** despite its wealth and growth.
1. Amazon runs an extreme sweatshop that diminishes quality of life. The consequential mental health crisis is [evidenced][callsTo911] by 189 calls from Amazon warehouses to 911 in five years. 1. Amazon runs an extreme sweatshop that diminishes quality of life. The consequential mental health crisis is [evidenced][callsTo911] by 189 calls from Amazon warehouses to 911 in five years.
1. Amazon has [chickenized reverse-centaurs][chickenization]. 1. Amazon has [chickenized reverse-centaurs][chickenization].
1. Amazon has put its drivers under AI surveillance and [given an ultematim][surveillanceConsent]: sign the agreement or be sacked.
1. Amazon uses automation that [increases injury rates][roboinjury]. 1. Amazon uses automation that [increases injury rates][roboinjury].
1. Amazon [enabled covid19-infected workers][covid] to work, which caused several outbreaks in warehouses, then Amazon retaliated against whistle blowers. 1. Amazon [enabled covid19-infected workers][covid] to work, which caused several outbreaks in warehouses, then Amazon retaliated against whistle blowers.
1. Amazon coerced a city to [alter traffic light timing][trafficManipulation] so union organizers couldn't use a red traffic light to reach workers. 1. Amazon coerced a city to [alter traffic light timing][trafficManipulation] so union organizers couldn't use a red traffic light to reach workers.
@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ See also Richard Stallman's [Amazon RAP sheet][RMS], which we will one day merge
[chickenization]: https://pluralistic.net/2021/03/19/the-shakedown/#weird-flex [chickenization]: https://pluralistic.net/2021/03/19/the-shakedown/#weird-flex
[chickenization-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210319201637/https://pluralistic.net/2021/03/19/the-shakedown/#weird-flex [chickenization-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210319201637/https://pluralistic.net/2021/03/19/the-shakedown/#weird-flex
[surveillanceConsent]: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8n3j/amazon-delivery-drivers-forced-to-sign-biometric-consent-form-or-lose-job
[surveillanceConsent-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210323164942/www.vice.com/en/article/dy8n3j/amazon-delivery-drivers-forced-to-sign-biometric-consent-form-or-lose-job
[tiptheft]: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/amazon-ftc-pay-flex-drivers-stolen-tips.html [tiptheft]: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/amazon-ftc-pay-flex-drivers-stolen-tips.html
[tiptheft-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210315082128/slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/amazon-ftc-pay-flex-drivers-stolen-tips.html [tiptheft-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210315082128/slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/amazon-ftc-pay-flex-drivers-stolen-tips.html
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[covid-cache]:https://web.archive.org/web/20210308142716/https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/03/socially-useless-parasite [covid-cache]:https://web.archive.org/web/20210308142716/https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/03/socially-useless-parasite
[trafficManipulation]: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287191/amazon-alabama-warehouse-union-traffic-light-change-bessemer [trafficManipulation]: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287191/amazon-alabama-warehouse-union-traffic-light-change-bessemer
[trafficManipulation-cache]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210312181909/www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287191/amazon-alabama-warehouse-union-traffic-light-change-bessemer [trafficManipulation-cache]: <https://web.archive.org/web/20210312181909/www.theverge.com/2021/2/17/22287191/amazon-alabama-warehouse-union-traffic-light-change-bessemer> "antifeature: cookie nag popup"
[oppression]: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-devastating-expose-accuses-internet-retailer-of-oppressive-and-callous-attitude-to-staff-10458159.html> [oppression]: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-devastating-expose-accuses-internet-retailer-of-oppressive-and-callous-attitude-to-staff-10458159.html>
[oppression-cache]: <https://web.archive.org/web/20201111174127/www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-devastating-expose-accuses-internet-retailer-oppressive-and-callous-attitude-staff-10458159.html> [oppression-cache]: <https://web.archive.org/web/20201111174127/www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-devastating-expose-accuses-internet-retailer-oppressive-and-callous-attitude-staff-10458159.html>

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[RAP-pp]: <rap_sheets/paypal.md> [RAP-pp]: <rap_sheets/paypal.md>
[//]: # (https://git.disroot.org/cyberMonk/liberethos_paradigm/src/branch/master/rap_sheets/paypal.md)
[//]: # (interesting flip-flopping loop when trying to visit dl.acm.org via archive.org from curl) [//]: # (interesting flip-flopping loop when trying to visit dl.acm.org via archive.org from curl)
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1. Voter suppression: CF impedes voter registration, disenfranchising voters in 8 US states (16% of voter registration sites). 1. Voter suppression: CF impedes voter registration, disenfranchising voters in 8 US states (16% of voter registration sites).
1. CloudFlare's **censorship** and reduced access to educational material 1. CloudFlare's **censorship** and reduced access to educational material
1. CloudFlare restricts access to scientific papers. 1. CloudFlare restricts access to scientific papers.
1. Universities outsource ebooks to 1. Universities outsource ebooks to [Proquest][21], a
[Proquest][21], a Tor-hostile CloudFlare Tor-hostile CloudFlare site. [RUC][22] is an example of a
site. [RUC][22] is an example of a university that university that closed their library during the pandemic,
closed their library during the pandemic, while online access to while online access to books is subject to CloudFlare's
books is subject to CloudFlare's terms and privacy abuses. terms and privacy abuses. Proquest's blockade violates
Proquest's blockade violates several clauses in the several clauses in the [ALA Library Bill of Rights][23],
[ALA Library Bill of Rights][23], undermines the [ALA Freedom to Read Statement][24], and
undermines the undermines paragraphs 1-3 and 6 of the
[ALA Freedom to Read Statement][24], [ALA Code of Ethics][25]. More specifically, the ALA
and undermines paragraphs 1-3 and 6 of the states in their [encryption guidelines][26] that *"library
[ALA Code of Ethics][25]. More vendors should work towards ensuring that all their
specifically, the ALA states in their websites and online services communicate securely over the
[encryption guidelines][26] web by using encryption."* and that libraries should
that *"library vendors should work towards ensuring that all *"enable users to remain anonymous and avoid both
their websites and online services communicate securely over the **commercial** and government surveillance."*(emphasis
web by using encryption."* and that libraries should *"enable added) Proquest's use of CF also undermines several parts
users to remain anonymous and avoid both **commercial** and of the [Library Privacy Guidelines for Vendors][27].
government surveillance."*(emphasis added) Proquest's use of CF
also undermines several parts of the
[Library Privacy Guidelines for Vendors][27].
1. ACM's Digital Library is jailed in CloudFlare's exclusive walled-garden despite ACM's intent to be ["open" during a pandemic][28]. The perverse affect is that privacy-seekers are subject to CF's privacy abuses when attempting to access [a paper about privacy abuse][29]. 1. ACM's Digital Library is jailed in CloudFlare's exclusive walled-garden despite ACM's intent to be ["open" during a pandemic][28]. The perverse affect is that privacy-seekers are subject to CF's privacy abuses when attempting to access [a paper about privacy abuse][29].
1. CloudFlare [attacks freedom of expression][30]. 1. CloudFlare [attacks freedom of expression][30].
1. When a review exposed CloudFlare's doxxing of whistle blowers, CF [censored][31] the review. 1. When a review exposed CloudFlare's doxxing of whistle blowers, CF [censored][31] the review.