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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Writing Some Wrongs
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket...

Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered Surveillance
OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its restr...

Don’t Ban Kids From Using Chatbots
Laws prohibiting minors from accessing AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT would violate the First Amendment. But that’s not stopping lawmakers from trying. Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Guide...

The Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We’ll Be “Stunned” By What the NSA Is Doing Under Section 702
Senator Ron Wyden says that when a secret interpretation of Section 702 is eventually declassified, the American public “will be stunned” to learn what the NSA has been doing. If you’ve followed...

Daily Deal: The All-in-One Super-Sized Ethical Hacking Bundle
To completely understand computer security, it’s vital to step outside the fence and to think outside the box. Computer security is not just about firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, or anti-vi...

Docs Expose CBP’s Use Of Ad Data To Track People’s Movements
Every phone is a narc whether you realize it or not. The private sector certainly knows what information a cell phone can divulge and has leveraged the always-on nature of these devices to maximize pr...

David Ellison Pinky Swears CNN Will Retain Editorial Independence, Points To CBS
We’ve already all seen what the Ellison family’s version of “editorial independence” looks like over at CBS, where contrarian troll Bari Weiss has turned the already very Republican friendly n...

Beavers Are Not Moose: Buc-ee’s Sues Competitor Over Cartoon Moose Branding
Alright, I think it might be time for a wellness check on the people running Buc-ee’s. I realize that these chain of gas and convenience stores has a strange cult following in the south. I won’t ...

EFF To Court: Don’t Make Embedding Illegal
Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds a link to it? For almost two decades, most U.S. courts have held that the former is responsi...

The U.S. Built A Blueprint To Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studie...