We R Cute Shoplifters: Inside the hidden teenage world of Tumblr’s pro-Bernie, anti-capitalist Bling Ring»“It was in 1816 that Swiss physician André Matthey identified and defined “klopemanie,” describing it as an impulse to steal things one didn’t need. Researchers who built on his work characterized it as a form of moral insanity, and many of them believed it was a condition that only affected women. For this reason, there were attempts to link its apparent prevalence among women to their biological nature. By the time Mary Ramsbotham appeared in court, tried for theft, her legal defense was able to successfully argue that she was suffering from a bout …
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HOW SPYWARE ON RENTAL PCs CAPTURED USERS’ MOST INTIMATE MOMMENTS
HOW SPYWARE ON RENTAL PCs CAPTURED USERS’ MOST INTIMATE MOMMENTS: As its name suggests, PC Rental Agent was designed to streamline the administration of computers offered by rent-to-own stores, which sell or rent furniture, appliances, and other merchandise to consumers, often in exchange for weekly payments until they are paid off. By default, the program includes functionality that allows store employees to wipe PC hard drives at the press of a key. The feature is used to permanently remove confidential data left by one customer before the machine is given to a new customer. PC Rental Agent also includes a “kill switch”…