New York
Kathy Hochul Wants More Control Over AI
Everyone wants the AI control seat.
New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit
New York’s law stops short of telling platforms what to censor, but it gives the Attorney General a remarkably detailed window into how they decide what survives online.
Court: First Amendment Protects Recording Police in Public
The federal appeals courts have nearly finished agreeing on something most people assumed was settled a long time ago.
MembersThe Browser Habits That Secretly Raise Your Airfare, and the Ones That Don’t
Twenty years of privacy advice gets a stress test against the booking infrastructure built to turn your hesitation into a higher fare.
Sam Altman’s World ID Expands Biometric Identity Checks
Eighteen million scanned irises in, the company has found its real business model: charging advertisers a premium for verified eyeballs.
New York Bill Would Force Age ID Checks at the Device Level
The bill’s child safety framing is doing a lot of work to normalize what is, in practice, a government-linked identity layer baked into every device you own before you open a single app.
New York Budget Bill Proposes Mandatory File-Scanning Tech and In-Person Sales for 3D Printers
A proposal framed as a fix for ghost guns changes how general-purpose machines are allowed to function in New York.
MembersThe First Amendment Meets the Scroll Police
New York has turned the act of scrolling into a public health intervention.
Court Forces OpenAI to Hand Over 20 Million ChatGPT Chats
A judge’s demand for chat logs has turned discovery into surveillance, exposing how fragile digital intimacy really is.
Unions Sue Trump Administration Over AI-Driven Social Media Surveillance
The unions argue that mass online monitoring turns social media into a government listening post.
Judge Upholds NY Law Requiring Disclosure of Algorithmic Pricing
Retailers must now disclose when personal data shapes the prices customers see.