law In a huge win for open data, Congress passes the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act Cory Doctorow

privacy A million passports leaked online by marijuana club portal Rob Beschizza

Technology Microsoft CEO wants people to shut up about AI being bad for us Séamus Bellamy

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

politics France to replace Windows with Linux as wariness of U.S. grows Rob Beschizza

china Chinese official used ChatGPT like a diary, exposing campaign to harass dissidents Séamus Bellamy

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

privacy EFF tells Big Tech to stop helping DHS unmask ICE critics Ellsworth Toohey

Most Transparent Bondi says "no evidence," while DOJ quietly edits the index Jason Weisberger

politics DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, and Reddit demanding names of people who criticize ICE Ellsworth Toohey

politics Raw milk parties make me want to barf Jennifer Sandlin

reddit DHS is stalking Reddit users online Séamus Bellamy

facial recognition Invasive and ineffective: DHS's facial recognition system Jason Weisberger

politics State Department is deleting all X posts from before Trump's return — even from Trump's first term Ellsworth Toohey

hate Musk turns bigotry into a contest with cash prizes Jason Weisberger

politics As part of the "ICE OUT" strike, consider boycotting these companies that have the biggest ICE contracts Jennifer Sandlin

politics Kash Patel finds free speech inconvenient, opens investigation into chat groups warning about ICE Ellsworth Toohey

paranoia Download Bitchat to communicate in an emergency Séamus Bellamy

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