Two Years Post-Roe: A Better Understanding Of Digital Threats ( www.techdirt.com )
from the our-digital-reality dept
European Law Enforcement Officials Declare Encryption Must Be Broken To Ensure Public Safety ( www.techdirt.com )
from the less-safety-equals-more-safety,-say-EuroCops dept
Ninth Circuit: 5th Amendment Doesn’t Cover Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone ( www.techdirt.com )
from the passcodes-ftw dept
People Are Slowly Realizing Their Auto Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing Because Their Car Is Covertly Spying On Them ( www.techdirt.com )
Ahoy fellow citizens, ready to pirate the law? ( www.techdirt.com )
No One Can Own The Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing A Bill To Extend Copyright To It?...
Partisan Bullshit Tanks House Section 702 Reform Efforts ( www.techdirt.com )
How Copyright May Destroy Our Access To The World’s Academic Knowledge ( www.techdirt.com )
Hollywood Believes The Time Is Ripe To Bring Back SOPA ( www.techdirt.com )
Feds Now Adding Dragnet Searches Of YouTube Users’ Video Watching To Their Investigative Arsenal ( www.techdirt.com )
Once Again, Ron Wyden Had To Stop Bad “Protect The Children” Internet Bills From Moving Forward ( www.techdirt.com )
Wyden has been spectacular on actually understanding tech issues for a very long time at this point. The gerontocracy needs to stop acting like they have any clue how the internet works....
CBP’s Top Doctor Tried To Obtain ‘Fentanyl Lollipops’ For ‘Pain Management’ ( www.techdirt.com )
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FBI Looking To Use Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech To ‘Recognize’ Stuff That Isn’t People’s Faces ( www.techdirt.com )
Congrats To Elon Musk: I Didn’t Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It! ( www.techdirt.com )
… Finally, this isn’t exactly a “problem” with the lawsuit, but I’ll just note the conflict in two separate statements:...
EU Tries To Slip In New Powers To Intercept Encrypted Web Traffic Without Anyone Noticing ( www.techdirt.com )
EU Pitched Client-Side Scanning By Targeting Certain EU Residents With Misleading Ads ( www.techdirt.com )
The EU Commission has been pushing client-side scanning for well over a year. This new intrusion into private communications has been pitched as perhaps the only way to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals ( www.techdirt.com )
With HR 3557, Broadband Monopolies Are Pushing A Bill That Would Crush Your Town’s Ability To Stand Up To Them ( www.techdirt.com )
With HR 3557, Broadband Monopolies Are Pushing A Bill That Would Crush Your Town’s Ability To Stand Up To Them ( www.techdirt.com )
APA Report Says That Media and Politicians Are Simply Wrong About Kids and Social Media; Media Then Lies About Report ( www.techdirt.com )
Pokémon Company Uses Fan Music In Trailer Without Crediting The Fan - Techdirt ( www.techdirt.com )
Fans are expressing their concerns after The Pokémon Company seemingly used fan-created music in a recent trailer for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The uproar began shortly after today’s Pokémon Presents wrapped up. While many tuned in for updates on things like Detective Pikachu...
Pregnant Black Woman In The U.S. The Latest Victim Of Detroit PD Facial Recognition False Positive ( www.techdirt.com )
Wikipedia Fighting Overseas SLAPP Suit Because Someone Didn’t Like The Factual Info Posted About Them ( www.techdirt.com )
The case started in August 2021 with a complaint that de Paço was upset about the Portuguese and English language versions of the articles about him. The first judicial pass went well. But that’s where the good news ends. The next level of Portugal’s court system decided the lower court was wrong about everything, which...
Comcast, Centurylink Fail To Derail Community-Owned Gigabit Fiber Network In Bountiful, Utah ( www.techdirt.com )
The city of Bountiful, Utah voted to build a $48 million fiber network to provide affordable gigabit broadband for its residents and businesses. Regional internet providers Comcast and CenturyLink opposed the plan and tried to force a public vote through a taxpayer group they fund. However, communities often build their own...
Google’s Plan To DRM The Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For ( www.techdirt.com )
Senators Warren & Graham Want To Create New Online Speech Police Commission ( www.techdirt.com )
The proposed Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act by Senators Warren and Graham seeks to create a new federal commission to regulate large tech platforms. However, the bill contains many problematic provisions that threaten free speech and internet freedom. It would require platforms to reveal content moderation policies,...