www.eff.org
Protecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate the
Federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So
morelle.house.gov
REPRESENTATIVE MORELLE, SENATOR LUJÁN INTRODUCE FAIR REPAIR ACT
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Joe Morelle and Senator Ben Ray Luján introduced the Fair Repair Act, legislation to guarantee consumers and small businesses a right to repair their own products by requiring manufacturers to make diagnostic repair information, parts, and tools readily available.
bloom.bg
The Best Tech Movies Predicted Three Features Of The Digital Age
The films that hold up best went beyond gadgetry to consider how technology changes human connection.
Lukasz Olejnik@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social
I show how malicious Claude Code skills can spread across infrastructure. Approve one skill → it gets shell access → copies itself to every host in your SSH config. Skills are code. Treat them that way. blog.lukaszolejnik.com techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...
blog.lukaszolejnik.com
buff.ly
Trump Administration Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on AI-in-Government Plans
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal, writes Jordan Ascher.
www.sfpublicpress.org
SFUSD Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing School Board
The San Francisco Unified School District signed a contract with OpenAI three weeks before seeking approval from its school board.
www.cnet.com
Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out
Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.”
www.wired.com
New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause
Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.
cdt.org
CDT's Non-Resident Fellows - Center for Democracy and Technology
These are the people that make up CDT's Fellows – and we're incredibly grateful to have them help inform our work. Take a minute and get to know them.
European Commission@ec.europa.eu
We preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design. Our investigation suggests that the platform did not properly consider how these addictive features could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users, including children and vulnerable adults. ↓
arstechnica.com
Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social
idk if there is a full complement of 1A law experts on Bluesky yet. And, in this situation, familiarity with the ins and outs of the law as it applies to news organizations is essential. Matthew Schafer on Twitter is my guide star. https://twitter.com/MatthewSchafer/status/1690358057409122304?s=20
www.technologyreview.com
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for agents reveals more about our own current mania for all things AI than what's really coming next.
iapp.org
Local chapter meetings | IAPP
The IAPP is a policy neutral, not-for-profit association founded in 2000 with a mission to define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally.
papers.ssrn.com
Privacy's Autonomy Thicket: Disentangling Choice, Consent, and Control
<p>When it comes to talking about autonomy, privacy law could use a little clarity. Its discourse uses terms like “choice,” “consent,” and “control” to evoke au
fpf.org
FPF Retrospective: U.S. Privacy Enforcement in 2025
The U.S. privacy law landscape continues to mature as new laws go into effect, cure periods expire, and regulators interpret the law through enforcement actions and guidance. State attorneys general a...
ec.europa.eu
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
interc.pt
RSVP: Securing Your Devices Against Raids, Seizure, and Surveillance, Part 2
Join us for a live training on how to secure your computers against raids, seizure, and surveillance, brought to you by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund. This is the second of two sessions…
buff.ly
The Paris Raid on X Shows How Far the US and Europe Have Drifted on Tech Rules
The dispute between Elon Musk’s X and French prosecutors offers a timely reminder of how differently the US and Europe approach free speech.
Mike Masnick