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A Privacy Law Built for Videotapes Enters the Tracking Era
A law born from public embarrassment now confronts private data sharing at industrial scale.
States' OpenAI Lawsuits Seek Age Verification for All ChatGPT Users
Eight attorneys general have found a way to make the chatbot's privacy problem even more complicated.
EU-Funded "Disinformation" Group Puts America on Its Threat List
After years of pushing online censorship, EU DisinfoLab now calls America a foreign threat. Washington hit back.
New DEFEND IP Bill Would Expand US Site Blocking Powers
A two step court process could make nationwide blocking feel routine.
Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill Turns Software Into a State Permission
Open source developers may find the government’s definition of safety has a distinctly closed-door quality.
Senator Chris Murphy Wants Government to Regulate Your Time Online
First they came for the doomscrolling, apparently in the name of civic connection.
The US Has a Message for Australia’s Internet Regulators: Back Off
The dispute is over who gets to decide what the public may see.
Court Rules Your Phone Is Fair Game at the US Border
Your messages, medical records, and search history may now be part of the customs experience.
Court Rejects Breakup of Google’s Advertising Business
Google keeps the machinery, though the judge has ordered a few doors opened for everyone else.
New US Bill Would Let Courts Order VPNs to Block Websites
Europe's blocking experiments offer a preview of the collateral damage critics should fear for the US.
US Embassy Summoned UK Officials Over Censorship Law Disputes
Britain’s child safety pitch arrives bundled with age checks, Ofcom fees, and a preferred class of news providers.
Court: UK Speech Regulator Gets Sovereign Immunity From 4chan’s US Lawsuit
US judge dismisses 4chan’s Ofcom lawsuit while noting foreign penal judgments are not necessarily enforceable in America.
