Day archives: May 13th, 2025

ChatGPT may be polite, but it’s not cooperating with you

The Guardian: “After publishing my third book in early April, I kept encountering headlines that made me feel like the protagonist of some Black Mirror episode. “Vauhini Vara consulted ChatGPT to help craft her new book ‘Searches,’” one of them read. “To tell her own story, this acclaimed novelist turned to ChatGPT,” said another. “Vauhini …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management

You’ll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection

The Register: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the slurpiest mobile browser of them all? The answer, according to VPN vendor Surfshark, is Chrome. Surfshark’s research focused on the top ten browsers based on AppMagic rankings. This included Safari due to it being the default browser on iPhones. Between them, Chrome and Safari account …

Subjects: E-Records, Privacy, Search Engines

Deportation records

Data is Plural: “The Deportation Data Project, run by a team of academics and lawyers, “collects and posts public, anonymized U.S. government immigration enforcement datasets.” These include data from border apprehensions, deportations, Title 42 expulsions, ICE arrests and detentions, ICE-operated flights, and more. Some of the data files come directly from the government, while others …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pluralistic: Who Broke the Internet? Part II

“Who Broke the Internet? Part II (permalink) “Understood: Who Broke the Internet?” is my new podcast for CBC about the enshittogenic policy decisions that gave rise to enshittification. Episode two just dropped: “ctrl-ctrl-ctrl“: The thesis of the show is straightforward: the internet wasn’t killed by ideological failings like “greed,” nor by economic concepts like “network …

Subjects: AI, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Transportation

The Alien Enemy Act: History and Potential Use to Remove Members of International Criminal Cartels

CRS Legal Sidebar – The Alien Enemy Act: History and Potential Use to Remove Members of International Criminal Cartels, Updated April 2, 2025: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) declaring a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to address the threat to U.S. national security …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Farmers win legal fight to bring climate resources back to federal websites

The Verge: “After farmers filed suit, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed to restore climate information to webpages it took down soon after President Donald Trump took office this year. The US Department of Justice filed a letter late last night on behalf of the USDA that says the agency “will restore the …

Subjects: Censorship, Climate Change, E-Government, Energy, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

2025 Cost of Insider Risks

Ponemon Institute is pleased to present the findings of the 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report sponsored by DTEX Systems. This is the sixth benchmark study conducted to understand the financial consequences that result from insider risks. Expanding on the 2023 edition, this latest report examines how organizations are funding their insider risk management …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research