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Data protection law, surveillance and the fight over personal information, reported by The Silicon Ledger.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation released roughly 1,000 pages of government records revealing widespread operational failures, patient harm, and perverse financial incentives in the WISeR program, which uses artificial intelligence to evaluate medical service requests for Medicare beneficiaries.
Two major states have taken executive action against ALPR networks in recent days, signaling growing momentum against mass surveillance infrastructure across the country.
Meta ended its relationship with Kenyan contractor Sama less than two months after reports surfaced that workers had viewed intimate content captured by Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Frontline Health Advocates has built a national operation selling medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for $495, using legal strategies that experts say are unlikely to survive court scrutiny.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has obtained access to a payroll database serving roughly 276,000 federal workers, overriding concerns from senior technology officials who warned the move could expose sensitive personnel data and create cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The FAA has approved SpaceX to attempt its eighth Starship test flight as early as Monday, while security researchers warn Android users to install critical patches immediately following a Cellebrite exploit discovery.
