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Sexual assault law sent a man to jail via prayer live stream
Do interactions with a chatbot that requires you to enter your name with an “internet identifier” have to be reported?…
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The real harm of text-streaming data sharing during a crisis
Another week, one privacy horror show: Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit text messaging service for people going through a severe…
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It doesn’t make sense to treat Facebook as a public utility
Facebook is a like a dump, not just because it’s full of other people’s trash but because, while everyone agrees…
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Transparency law makes criminal records a commodity
In April 2018, Adnan (a pseudonym) was unjustly arrested in Newark, New Jersey, due to an incorrect arrest warrant. A…
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‘Worker data science’ can teach us how to fix the high-speed economy
Globally, gig workers are running some of the most vocal and visible campaigns for workers’ rights. Across multiple platforms and…
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Now is not the time to give users control over their data
Testimony of Facebook accuser Frances Haugen has sparked the latest outbreak in a never-ending series of revelations about how companies…
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