FTC to Big Tech: No Back Doors — Purism Was Already There Protecting against Jurisdictional Arbitrage When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes a determined move like this, it’s not a casual policy tweak — it’s a line drawn in permanent ink. On August 21, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent formal notices to over a […] The post FTC Issues Letters to Big Tech: No Back Doors appeared first on Purism.| Purism
The Trump Administration is using the Alien Enemies Act to seize Venezuelans and ship them to a notorious prison El Salvador without due process. What can be done to protect and uphold the rule of law and human rights in the face of the Trump Administration's rejection of them? What are some means of legal and political resistance when human rights are being violated? [ dur: 58mins. ] Jennifer Selin is Associate Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State Uni...| The Scholars' Circle
Historian Jeanne Theoharis was in Los Angeles, scouring old copies of Black newspapers for coverage of the city’s Civil…| The Indypendent
Lee Harding exposes how Canadian banks quietly shut down accounts of dissenters like convoy lawyer Eva Chipiuk—no warnings, no appeals, no answers. Free speech now carries financial consequences.| Frontier Centre For Public Policy
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The European Union is making bold moves to reshape the digital landscape—and if you're a consumer, developer, or platform operator, you’ll want to pay attention. Two major regulatory shifts are now underway: the proposed Digital Fairness Act and the activation of key provisions in the EU AI Act. Together, they signal a new era of transparency, accountability, and ethical design in the digital economy. The post Fairness Isn’t Just a Feature—It’s the Future appeared first on Purism.| Purism
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The Sacramento Homeless Union has won a federal lawsuit against the City of Sacramento, resulting in a legal settlement that provides protections for unhoused residents during extreme heat events.| Davis Vanguard
In this episode of FO° Talks, Fair Observer Chair Claire Whitaker and retired CIA officer Glenn Carle discuss US President Donald...| Fair Observer
The EU is edging towards its biggest peacetime surveillance experiment yet — scanning every private message before it's even sent.| The Daily Sceptic
The proliferation of AI models across consumer platforms has ushered in a new era of convenience—but it’s also accelerated the erosion of personal privacy. Large language models (LLMs) are trained on staggering volumes of data, including publicly available content and, in some cases, personally identifiable information (PII). That means sensitive metadata—everything from search history and location trails to voice recordings and biometric markers—can be folded into systems that behave...| Purism
Once again, residents across Connecticut are gearing up for protests across the state this weekend.| CT News Junkie
NEWTOWN, CT — The Park Avenue shooting in Midtown Manhattan that resulted in the deaths of four people could have been prevented, according to the Newtown Action Alliance.| CT News Junkie
Fair Observer Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh speaks with Casey Given, executive director of Young Voices, about civil liberties,| Fair Observer
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Toronto, Vaughan, Brampton, and Calgary have all passed bylaws that infringe on protest rights, and Ottawa may be next.| Truthout
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions. The post Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Planet Fitness has ended the membership of a woman after complaints about the presence of a man in the women’s locker room.| Breitbart
America's institutions of higher education have become increasingly tied to the military, intelligence, and law enforcement at the expense of protecting intellectual inquiry.| Camden Civil Rights Project
Hello, long-lost other blogger here. So, uh, it’s pretty bad out there! You are probably trying to figure out what the hell to do about it. Here are some words of advice, from wisdom gained through…| LibrarianShipwreck
This (belated) review covers the SF Mime Troupe’s world premiere which returns Dickens to its SJW roots.| The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III)
UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich has granted the defense's motion for a mistrial. "I, at the beginning of this, gave the government some leeway,| Reason.com
Meet the Arizona activists fighting to mobilize one tribal nation.| Mother Jones
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It’s been one year since a middle school student made national headlines for refusing to remove a Gadsden Flag emblem from his backpack. In light of this an ...| www.learnliberty.org
If good intentions created good laws, there would be no need for congressional debate. I have no doubt the authors of this bill genuinely want to protect| Reason.com
"Vote-by-mail simply does not work in Native American communities."| Mother Jones
Against all odds, Rashid Shahriar made an extraordinary journey from Bangladesh to Nairobi. He risked his life to attend the| www.learnliberty.org
If things go to plan, Victoria's harshest public health tools won't be needed again while the state is well protected against COVID-19 by vaccinations.| www.abc.net.au
The hidden depths of U.S. surveillance reveal the post-9/11 shift towards extensive data collection and its impact on privacy| 911Truth.Org
The new home of Brian McGlinchey’s independent journalism is Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey, a Substack newsletter. →→ Visit Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey: Invigoratingly unorthodox perspectives for intellectually honest readers Since 9/11, America’s War on Terror has resulted in the deaths of more than 6,600 American service members and more than 100,000 Iraqis, Afghans, […]| LibertyMcG
Or, why I thought the joke in my last comic was actually a bit shit but posted it anyway…| Wayne Myers