Google pauses hiring, Netflix loses nearly 1M customers, and Slack increases prices – TechCrunch

Another week has passed us by, which means another issue of Week in Review -- the newsletter where we recap the top stories to hit TechCrunch's front page in the past seven days. The top story this week was about a new set of documents detailing how (and how often) the Department of Homeland Security taps third-party data brokers to obtain potentially sensitive location info while "sidestepping the legal process government officials would typically need to go through." A privacy bill aptly named the "Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale" act is in the works that would require agencies to get a warrant for this data -- but it's still in its early stages. What else were people reading on TechCrunch? Solar for your balcony: Got a balcony bathed in sunlight and want to make a shift toward renewable energy? That's the idea behind these vertical solar panels designed to strap right onto a balcony's railing.