The EU wants encryption backdoors again
ProtectEU strategy revives the old argument that law enforcement needs a key to everything. The technical problems have not changed.
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Flock Safety added guardrails after every cop in America bought their cameras
The company that sells license plate readers to 5000 police departments just announced privacy controls. Timing raises questions.
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Debian might ban AI-generated code contributions
A Debian general resolution proposes banning LLM-generated patches. The reasoning is direct: you cannot verify the training data's licensing.
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The going dark argument is still wrong after 15 years
Law enforcement claimed strong encryption would end investigations. A new paper tracks what actually happened: encryption went mainstream, crime still gets solved.
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Content moderation just became a federal requirement
A bill requiring platforms to moderate content encouraging violence against Jewish communities turns moderation from a platform choice into a legal obligation.
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