< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This week, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee moved forward with a proposal that would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to strip any U.S. nonprofit…
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The U.S. Copyright Office’s Draft Report on AI Training Errs on Fair Use
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Within the next decade, generative AI could join computers and electricity as one of the most transformational technologies in history, with all of the promise and peril that implies. Governments’ responses…
In Memoriam: John L. Young, Cryptome Co-Founder
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> John L. Young, who died March 28 at age 89 in New York City, was among the first people to see the need for an online library…
The Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back in the Senate. Sponsors are claiming—again—that the latest version won’t censor online content. It isn’t true. This bill still…
EFF to California Lawmakers: There’s a Better Way to Help Young People Online
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> We’ve covered a lot of federal and state proposals that badly miss the mark when attempting to grapple with protecting young people’s safety online. These include bills…
Keeping People Safe Online – Fundamental Rights Protective Alternatives to Age Checks
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This is the final part of a three-part series about age verification in the European Union. In part one, we give an overview of the political debate…
Stopping States From Passing AI Laws for the Next Decade is a Terrible Idea
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This week, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee moved forward with a proposal in its budget reconciliation bill to impose a ten-year preemption of state AI…
Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close…
How Signal, WhatsApp, Apple, and Google Handle Encrypted Chat Backups
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful…
The FCC Must Reject Efforts to Lock Up Public Airwaves
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> President Trump’s attack on public broadcasting has attracted plenty of deserved attention, but there’s a far more technical, far more insidious policy change in the offing—one that…