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How Privacy and Disinformation Are Related
Hello, friends, Thank you so much to those of you who filled out last week’s survey. (And for those of …

We Want Your Feedback
Hello, friends, If you’re like me, you’ve probably noticed that it’s weird to give presentations on Zoom because you can’t …

A Racial Reckoning for Tech
Hello, friends, When I first started covering the tech industry, in 1996, as a reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, …

The Failures of Automated Content Moderation
Hello, friends, This week we reported the unsurprising—but somehow still shocking—news that Facebook continues to push anti-vax groups in its …

Can Differential Privacy Save the Census?
Hello, friends, In today’s world, anonymity is increasingly rare. Public places where we used to be anonymous—walking down the street, …

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Facebook?
Hello, friends, It’s hard to be shocked these days about disappointing news about Facebook. Consider this sampling of recent news …

The Precarious Life of Working for an Algorithm
Hello, friends, Remember when we were all so worried about robots taking all our jobs? Well, they did take some …

How the U.K. Is Gearing Up to Regulate Big Tech
Hello, friends, While the U.K. has been Brexiting from the European Union, it has also quietly been plotting an independent …

New Privacy Laws Are Coming, but They May Not Be Privacy-Friendly
Hello, friends, Nearly six months ago, when California voters approved the strongest privacy law in the nation, it seemed like …

How We Investigated YouTube’s Flawed Advertising Blocklist
Hello, friends, For my teenage children, YouTube is the Internet. If they want to know about something, they don’t search …
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