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- Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
- Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach
- đŁ Homeland Security Wants Names | EFFector 38.3
- âFreeâ Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost
- Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas
- No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare
- Digital sovereignty: Fibre-optic cables, Snowden and a fractured global ecosystem
- Protected: The state of AI in 2026: insights for investors, M&A dealmakers and corporate strategists
- Palo Alto Networks closes $25bn acquisition of CyberArk
- EC approves $32bn Google-Wiz deal after market investigation
- Sophos acquires Arco Cyber to enhance CISO-level AI security services
- Cisco announces rollout of new AgenticOps features for IT operations
- Attorney regulators must push back on lawless prosecutors
- FPF statement on dismissal of RĂźmeysa ĂztĂźrkâs deportation case
- FPF complaint targets prosecutor over Washington Post reporter raid
- Brought to you by leaks
- A journalistâs campaign to fix public records law in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- DHS calls leaks a threat. Hereâs what we wouldnât know without them
- CCIA Commends U.S.âTaiwan Agreement for Advancing Open Digital Trade Rules
- CCIA Raises Free Speech and Constitutional Concerns with Oregon Link Tax Bill
- CCIAâs Comments on Canadaâs Merger Enforcement Guidelines
- CCIA Expands Brussels Team with Two New Policy Hires and Promotions
- CCIA UK Statement Following App Store Updates, UK Regulatorsâ Concerns
- CCIA Opposes Nebraska Bill That Would Expand Deceptive Trade Practices Law and Harm Small Businesses
- 2025 journalist jailings remain stubbornly high; harsh prison conditions pervasive
- Alarm bells: Trumpâs first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy
- 2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel
- In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are worldâs leading jailers of journalists
- Haiti, Israel most likely to let journalistsâ murders go unpunished, CPJ 2024 impunity index shows
- No justice for journalists targeted by Israel despite strong evidence of war crime
- Internet cut in Gabon on election day
- Telegram restricted in Iraq over personal data leaks
- Social media restricted, mobile internet cut in Senegal amid political unrest
- Internet disruptions registered during school exams
- Social media restricted in Guinea amid political unrest
- Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan
- Macron, Merz, and von der Leyen Defend Expanded Speech Controls
- Arizona Bill Would Require ID Checks to Use a Weather App
- Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem Are Sued Over Pressure on Apple and Facebook to Remove ICE-Tracking Platforms
- Keir Starmer Considers VPN ID Checks as UK Expands Online Safety Act Powers
- The Best Discord Alternatives to Reclaim Control
- Germanyâs CDU Pushes Real-Name Social Media Mandate and ID Checks
- Meta Considers Timed Face Recognition Launch to Exploit Distracted Society
- Australian States Expand Facial Recognition and Biometric Digital ID Systems
- Ring Cancels Flock Safety Integration After Public Backlash
- 40 State Attorneys General Want To Tie Online Access to ID
- FAC Joins Press and Advocacy Groups Condemning Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
- Groups Condemn FBI Raid of Washington Post Journalistâs Home
- FAC Joins Coalition Demanding Congress Rescind Subpoena Against Journalist
- FAC Intervenes After a Man Was Refused Bodyworn Camera Footage of His Own Arrest by Redding Police
- FAC Objects to Subpoena Against Satire Page on Facebook
- Press advocates condemn Oakland Police Departmentâs press policy
- Samsung Ad Confirms Rumors of a Useful S26 'Privacy Display'
- India's New Social Media Rules: Remove Unlawful Content in Three Hours, Detect Illegal AI Content Automatically
- Sam Bankman-Fried Requests New Trial in FTX Crypto Fraud Case
- Your Friends Could Be Sharing Your Phone Number with ChatGPT
- Anna's Archive Quietly 'Releases' Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback
- Ring Cancels Its Partnership With Flock Safety After Surveillance Backlash
- Amazon Wins $6 Million in Damages Against Pirated DVD Stores, Plus Domain Takeovers
- Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week â 02/16/2026
- South Korea Seeks Multilingual Talent to Hunt Down K-Content Piracy
- Argentina Blocks Pirate Streaming Services Magis TV and Xuper TV, VPN Usage Skyrockets
- Annaâs Archive Quietly âReleasesâ Millions of Spotify Tracks, Despite Legal Pushback (Updated)
- Nintendo Piracy: NXBrew and NSWPedia Targeted in European Blocking Efforts
- Safer Internet Initiative
- 30 Years of Section 230: Why We Still Need It for a Safer InternetÂ
- Spectrum: The Natural Resource That Makes Wireless Connectivity Work
- Community SnapshotâJanuary
- âFair Shareâ and the Digital Networks Act (DNA): Three ConcernsÂ
- Navigating Data Governance, Privacy, Intermediary Liability, and Encryption in the Rapidly Digitalizing MENAÂ
- âYour Best-Performing Ad Campaign Might Be a Botâ â Mike Schrobo Interview
- Chinese Bots Targeting Websites of Government Portals, Paranormal Activity Blogs
- Google Chrome Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2026-2441 Bug
- The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Escalating Breaches, Regulatory Crackdowns, and Global Cybercrime Developments
- 60,000 Records Exposed in Cyberattack on Uzbekistan Government
- Adversaries Exploiting Proprietary AI Capabilities, API Traffic to Scale Cyberattacks
- Disney Agrees Record $2.75Mn Settlement for Opt-Out Failures
- 8,000+ ChatGPT API Keys Left Publicly Accessible
- India Brings AI-Generated Content Under Formal Regulation with IT Rules Amendment
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- Digital sovereignty: Fibre-optic cables, Snowden and a fractured global ecosystem
- Protected: The state of AI in 2026: insights for investors, M&A dealmakers and corporate strategists
- Palo Alto Networks closes $25bn acquisition of CyberArk
- EC approves $32bn Google-Wiz deal after market investigation
- Sophos acquires Arco Cyber to enhance CISO-level AI security services
- Cisco announces rollout of new AgenticOps features for IT operations
- CDT Launches New Work on Election Technology and Cybersecurity to Support Election Administrators
- Countdown to the Midterms: Mapping the Rapid Evolution of Election SecurityÂ
- CDT Applauds Advancement of New York Product Life Bill
- Joint Open Letter on Rejecting the Proposal to Undermine Transparency in the AI Act
- What Will It Look Like to Insure Against AI Risks?
- CDT Welcomes New Non-Resident Fellows for 2026-2027
- Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
- This Week In Techdirt History: February 8th â 14th
- UK Supreme Court Affirms Ruling That Oatly Canât Use âMilkâ In Its Oat Milk Branding
- Copyright Kills Competition
- Cops Criticize Flock Safety After Itâs Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies
- News Publishers Are Now Blocking The Internet Archive, And We May All Regret It
