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Read more about [crypto’s insecurity complex](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fquartz-weekend-brief%2F1850517995%2Fcryptos-insecurity-complex/1/01000188af23881f-2049f38f-0951-432f-9f80-97000a817b01-000000/YNGOnf8niICt1BhLgQ4dL4FoKfA4RPwQQcvE0kuJB_g=304). A judge ruled Apple and Amazon must face a price-fixing lawsuit. The two companies sought to dismiss the lawsuit that accused them of [inflating the prices of iPhones and iPads](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fapple-and-amazon-failed-to-win-a-dismissal-of-an-iphone-1850524343%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850528362/1/01000188af23881f-2049f38f-0951-432f-9f80-97000a817b01-000000/ST06kzrzFWLloUOnXneDzqsRertdjgx8vHqeJ8HkO8w=304). Netflix’s password sharing crackdown did exactly what it was supposed to. 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