The UK's Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy(techdirt.com)

102 points by hn_acker 4 months ago | 87 comments

California Town Says Flock Cameras Misread License Plates 71% of the Time(techdirt.com)

14 points by hn_acker 2 months ago | 0 comments

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.

Meta’s Muse is an adorable privacy and security dumpster fire(techdirt.com)

342 points by beardyw 20 days ago | 229 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode criticizing Meta's agentic AI product Muse for privacy and security failures, including a zero-day flaw and harmful autonomous actions.

Florida Sheriff Grady Judd Decides He's Capable of Running an AI Crime Thingy(techdirt.com)

28 points by rntn 2 years ago | 6 comments

Appeals court finds California’s “Age Appropriate Design Code” unconstitutional(techdirt.com)

73 points by hn_acker 2 years ago | 46 comments