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Democracy Docket – “In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been contacting states demanding access to sensitive election and voting data. In Minnesota and Nevada, DOJ sent nearly identical letters seeking access to their state voter rolls. In Colorado, DOJ made an unprecedented, sweeping demand for all 2024 election records. And in …
CRS Report – Trump v. CASA, Inc. and Nationwide Injunctions During the Second Trump Administration, R48600, 07/16/2025. “On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, Inc., a trio of consolidated cases in which the Court limited the ability of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions—court orders against the government that prevent the …
Human Rights Watch – “The United States government has subjected immigrants detained in three Florida facilities to abusive, degrading, and in some cases life-threatening conditions, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Human Rights Watch, and Sanctuary of the South said in a report released today. The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices …
Harvard Business Review: “Artificial intelligence has become an invisible assistant, quietly shaping how we search, scroll, shop, and work. It drafts our emails, curates our feeds, and increasingly guides decisions in education, healthcare, and the workplace. As companies increasingly integrate AI into their products and services, a critical but often overlooked question emerges: Why do …
Lifehacker – “There are all kinds of reasons to not have an Instagram account, from a general aversion to social media all the way to a dislike of Meta in particular. But there’s also often information on Instagram that you can’t find anywhere else—a nearby shop might list their alternative hours on the site. Instagram …
TechCrunch: “Privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo is rolling out a new setting that lets users filter out AI images in search results. The company says it’s launching the feature in response to feedback from users who said AI images can get in the way of finding what they’re looking for. Users can access the new setting by …
MakeUseOf: “Short URLs are handy for cleaning up long links, but they also hide the true destination. If you want to avoid malware or a phishing scam, blindly clicking that link isn’t your best bet—there are better and safer options! Why Short URLs Are a Security Nightmare -The biggest problem with short URLs is simple: …
How to Geek: “How safe is this URL? That’s the question you should be asking before clicking on random links. A friend of mine on X shared how she learned this lesson the hard way after getting locked out of her Snapchat account. Don’t make the same mistake. Here are seven of the best free …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 19, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex …
Government Executive: “President Trump created another new category of federal employee on Thursday evening, issuing an executive order to expand the number of political appointees who do not require Senate confirmation and will serve in policy-making or policy-advocating roles. While presidents can already tap an uncapped number of appointees to serve in Schedule C positions, …
Wired – no paywall – “The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation…According to the sources familiar with the incident, investigators suspected the hackers had breached the Justice Department server directly, possibly by exploiting a vulnerability in the SolarWinds software. …
The Atlantic – Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor aren’t merely disagreeing with the majority’s technical readings of the law. “In recent Supreme Court terms, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson have issued defiant dissents that push back against a seemingly endless cascade of conservative opinions. The three tend to take somewhat different …
