Google Handed ICE Detailed Personal and Financial Data Without Court Order or User Notice
Google handed over credit card numbers, IP addresses, and phone records tied to a student’s account without a warrant, and without telling him it had happened.
The Gospel of the Anxious Generation
The myth of “social media addiction” has become a convenient moral shield for expanding digital ID systems, turning concern for kids’ safety into consent for mass surveillance.
The FTC’s Privacy Paradox: Guarding Kids by Tracking All Users
Despite promises of privacy, the FTC’s new age verification remedy hinges on tracking users’ behavior across the web.
Landmark LA Trial Targets Social Media Addiction Claims
A Los Angeles jury is about to decide whether social media design itself can be treated as a defective product in the eyes of American law.
Google to Pay $68M Over Voice Assistant Privacy Lawsuit
A $68 million deal marks Google’s effort to quiet years of unease over smart devices that listened when they shouldn’t have.
The Supreme Court Faces the Age of the Digital Dragnet
The justices are about to decide whether carrying a smartphone means surrendering the Fourth Amendment.
Florida’s “App Store Accountability Act” Would Deputize Big Tech to Verify User IDs for App Access
The bill’s attempt to manage digital access risks turning First Amendment rights into privileges of identification.
Democrats Demand Apple and Google Ban X From App Stores
Lawmakers’ demands reveal how easily they think an excuse can eclipse the First Amendment in the age of AI.
Germany Considers Broader Legal Authority for Internet Surveillance and State Hacking
Much of the world’s data has always passed through Frankfurt; now Germany wants to keep a copy for itself.
Australia Enforces Age ID Checks for Search Engine Users
Australia’s bid for digital safety inches closer to a license-to-browse internet.
Google and Substack Warn Britain Is Building a Censorship Machine
US companies say the UK’s Online Safety Act forces platforms to police lawful speech under the guise of protecting users.
Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.












