New York
MembersCan You Escape the Device Identifiers?
Every platform remembers you in its own language.
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.
Ted Cruz Targets Government “Jawboning” of Big Tech, Vows Legislation
The senator’s sights are set against a digital speech crackdown he says is cloaked in national security.
New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities
State power over online speech is colliding with private editorial control in a test case that could redraw the boundary between transparency and compelled speech.
