What’s Really Trending on Facebook
Hello, friends, When Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was asked what she would do if she could only do one thing …
Is There a Tech Cold War with China?
Hello, friends, There is a narrative in Washington, D.C., that we are in the midst of a tech cold war …
Fighting Government Secrecy About Surveillance
Hello, friends, Every year, the federal judiciary publishes a record of how many wiretaps were conducted in the United States. …
Inside The Facebook Papers
Hello, friends, This week, dozens of media outlets have published investigations providing fresh details about how Facebook continuously overlooked internal …
The Challenge of Regulating Algorithms
Hello, friends, Thanks to the Facebook whistleblower, tech algorithms have landed with a splash on Washington’s policy agenda. Last week, …
The Mathematics of Amazon’s Advantage
Hello, friends, If you’ve ever shopped for a product on Amazon, you might have noticed that Amazon Basics and other …
The Making of a Modern Whistleblower
Hello, friends, This week the Facebook whistleblower who provided documents to The Wall Street Journal, Frances Haugen, revealed her identity …
The Shady $12 Billion Industry Tracking Your Every Move
Hello, friends, If you’re a privacy nerd like me, you may have turned off “location” services for many apps on …
Facebook and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month
Hello, friends, Honestly, it was kind of hard to imagine that Facebook’s image could get more tarnished. After all, the …
Fighting for the Right to Pee
Hello, friends, It’s the year 2021, and peeing is on the legislative docket. California lawmakers have just passed a bill …
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