The Policy Disconnect Is the Real Threat The quiet removal of a Chinese-developed AI search tool from a US government website isn’t the news itself; it’s a stark reminder of how profoundly fragmented Read More
A Swan Song for Digital Control? The timing is difficult to ignore. As US Representative Darrell Issa prepares to conclude a long career in Congress at the end of this year, he has introduced legislation Read More
The ‘Fair Use’ Doctrine Under Scrutiny The unsealing of confidential documents in the lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveals a striking internal contradiction that cuts to the core of big tech’s current AI strategy: Read More
The Price of Domestic Posturing: Global Tech Leadership As the Environmental Protection Agency faces legal challenges for rolling back climate regulations on power plants, the conversation in Washington understandably focuses on domestic politics and legal Read More
The Faustian Bargain for California’s Internet The price of internet access in rural California may soon be paid in regulatory concessions, not just dollars. Sacramento finds itself in a profound bind, contemplating a nearly $2 Read More
The Network Imperative Meets Local Control Boston just offered a stark lesson in the hidden architecture of urban surveillance. Its recent decision to abandon a trial with Flock Safety’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Read More
The ‘No FLOCK’ Act: Standardizing the Surveillance State A curious tension defines the emerging battle over automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the United States. While US Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Michael Cloud position their Read More
The Facade of Digital Identity in Online Litigation A bizarre twist in a copyright lawsuit against some of the internet’s most exclusive private torrent trackers — PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits — exposes a fundamental and often Read More
The Procedural Shield for Pervasive Surveillance A recent US federal court ruling in California dismissed two class-action lawsuits against LinkedIn, not on the merits of its alleged browser extension scanning, but on the technicality of “Read More
The Algorithm’s Blind Spot A new class-action lawsuit filed against Amazon alleges the company systematically denied basic accommodations to four pregnant warehouse employees, ultimately leading to their unlawful termination. Willamina Barclay, Kristina Green, Jennifer Read More