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GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 6

Photo by Derek Kouyoumjian April 8, 2016 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS General Electric brass, pols celebrate government giveaway while public opposition grows While General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh cavorted with assorted political and business glitterati on the 33rd floor of the

GE BOSTON DEAL: THE MISSING MANUAL, PART 5

Image by Kent Buckley March 25, 2016 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS General Electric’s Boston charm offensive presents dilemma for Boston nonprofits, others General Electric is back on top of the Boston news cycle again. CEO Jeffrey Immelt made the rounds of pressers in person this week, starting with the announcement

LICENSE TO CONNIVE

Boston still tracks vehicles, lies about it, and leaves sensitive resident data exposed online Prior to two weeks ago, when this reporter alerted authorities that they had exposed critical data, anyone online was able to freely access a City of Boston automated license plate reader (ALPR) system and to download dozens