My overall reaction to the Chatrie argument, screenshotted from the other place b/c can't do long tweets here.
Cody Venzke
@cvenzke.bsky.social
Senior Staff Attorney for Speech, Privacy & Technology, ACLU
The idea that consenting to TOS may be carte blanche consent for Fourth Amendment (and privacy law) purposes is a giant bomb that would eviscerate our even limited privacy rights in the digital space.
Orin Kerr@orinkerr.bsky.social · 3mo agoGorsuch: Look at the TOS. It says we will comply with lawful requests. You have to do that anyway. I don't think TOS add much here. Are they important? Uni: No, they're not. Gorsuch: So if we say this is voluntary, it has to apply to email, too? Uni: Yes.
Good morning, Fourth Amendment fans. I am going to be live-tweeting the Chatrie argument. Although the oral argument is formally scheduled for 10 eastern, they always do bar admissions 1st. Will start shortly. supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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Again, tech companies open embrace of authoritarianism and the fact that every new product is a more invasive spy device than the last one are not coincidences.
Apple is bothered by the fact that Meta has the pervert glasses market cornered.
Apple AI Glasses Will Rival Meta’s With Several Styles, Oval Cameras
Also: The latest on the foldable iPhone.
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Members of the Trump administration are bragging about targeting media that criticizes his agenda.
FCC’s Brendan Carr: Trump is ‘winning’ against ‘fake news media’
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr on Friday said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that President Trump is “winning” his feud against the &…
thehill.com
Tell Congress: Protect our free press and First Amendment rights.
Congress: Protect Our Free Press
The Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act is our chance to rein in the FCC's out-of-control attacks on our free press. Congress must act now to pass this bill.
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sneaky + maddening surveillance pricing practices from Floor & Decor. same product, all labeled “clearance” in DC on normal safari: 6.20 safari private browser: 5.17 @duckduckgo.com 3.88 in VA regular safari: 6.20 VPN buffalo safari: 4.87 @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social @councilofdc.bsky.social
“…the researchers argue that AI systems have given rise to a categorically different form of “cognitive surrender” in which users provide “minimal internal engagement” and accept an AI’s reasoning wholesale without oversight or verification.”
"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting "faulty" AI answers.
arstechnica.com
Gorsuch appears to be pretty skeptical of Sauer’s argument. I wish I could fully convey the disdain with which he said “Roman law sources” when describing the govt’s citations.
THATS NOT WHAT HAPPENED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoMcCormick: "We were horrible in Vietnam until we did Rolling Thunder Two, then we won. As soon as we do half-measures, we lose. The faster we get this over the better. If we seize Kharg island, it could be done almost flawlessly. If we have enough firepower, it would be very easy to defend."
We're honored to have Bruce Springsteen's support in the fight for birthright citizenship. The Constitution, not the president, defines who gets to be an American — and we're headed to the Supreme Court to defend this essential right.
Bruce Springsteen Lends ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ to ACLU For Birthright Citizenship Video Ahead of Supreme Court Case
Bruce Springsteen lends 'Born in the U.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Nicole Ozer, @nicoleozer.bsky.social, has been appointed as executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation effective June 1! Who is EFF's new ED? 🧵 (1/5)
We agree: The government can't spy on our private communications without a warrant. It's really that simple.
‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote
A long-brewing confrontation over Section 702 surveillance authorities comes to a head next week.
politico.com
People will react to news of major security vulns with "The only way to stay secure is to live as a hermit and throw your devices into the sea" and then keep chattering on the internet in a deeply unhermitlike manner while not throwing their devices into the sea.
NEW: I went to the Polymarket "Situation Room" bar and it was a disaster. The host—Polymarket's head of growth—previously worked for MrBeast and that playbook was on full display even if the actual displays... didn't work. www.wired.com/story/polyma...
Polymarket's Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster
At the Polymarket pop-up in DC, attendees were supposed to be able to bet on geopolitical crises in real time with their friends. That didn’t happen.
wired.com
makena kelly@makenakelly.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe Polymarket bar, playing on the “Monitoring the Situation” meme, is a bust. After waiting outside for nearly an hour and a half in the rain because of technical issues—power and wifi going out—none of the TVs are working. Staff say everything will be back up and running tomorrow.
why pay for a Super Bowl ad when you can just buy a newspaper, fire thousands of people, and make the stories advertisements for your creepy surveillance system
What you tell AI may not stay private as courts are beginning to allow chatbot histories as admissible evidence—raising urgent questions about privacy, and legal exposure, Ava Malkin discusses.
When Conversations with AI Become Evidence
Ava Malkin discusses the use of AI chat histories as evidence, raising urgent questions about privacy, admissibility, and legal risk.
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THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.
Good to remember that OpenAI reserves the right to call the cops on you and your chat logs are not in any way privileged.
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
wired.com
Often when things like this are “optional” it’s a trial balloon for making them mandatory.
Tulane implements facial recognition software for employees, sparking confusion, controversy • The Tulane Hullabaloo
Tulane University is bringing the facial recognition technology, CloudApper, an add-on to Oracle Cloud, to campus work
tulanehullabaloo.com
"A ... federal judge has dismissed a writer's lawsuit accusing a bestselling fiction author of stealing her romance-fantasy book drafts to create the popular 'Crave' series, issuing a lengthy opinion finding tropes of the genre —such as 'hot, sexy, dangerous boys'— are not protected by copyright."
6,000 Pages Of Romantasy Later, Judge Sinks Author's IP Suit - Law360
A New York federal judge has dismissed a writer's lawsuit accusing a bestselling fiction author of stealing her romance-fantasy book drafts to create the popular "Crave" series, issuing a lengthy opin...
law360.com
Pauli Murray was among the first to theorize that the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under law could be used not only to challenge laws that discriminated based on race, but also on sex. Their legacy lives on during Women's History Month and every month.
Pauli Murray Set the Blueprint for Civil Rights and Gender Equality
From dismantling ‘Jane Crow’ laws to advancing the rights of protesters, Murray’s legacy inspires today’s activism for racial justice and gender equality at the ACLU.
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BREAKING NEWS: A judge this morning allowed the lawsuit by @aclusocal.bsky.social & Walkup Melodia against the UC Regents on behalf of Palestine solidarity activists from UCLA (2 students and 2 faculty members) to proceed, marking an important preliminary victory for student speech on CA campuses.