Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 12, 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 …
Wired [no paywall] “The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned. The Social Security Administration will no longer be communicating with the media and the public through press releases and “dear colleague” letters, as it shifts its public …
ProPublica – Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans. “The privately held company Deployed Resources has made billions running tent detention facilities to hold immigrants entering the U.S. at the border. Now it is cashing in again on Trump’s plan to hold immigrants before deportation. Update, April 11, 2025: After this …
MakeUseOf: “Choosing an email provider isn’t just about sending messages—it’s about trust, features, and how much data you’re willing to give up. So, based on these factors and more, which email provider comes out on top between Gmail and Proton Mail?”
Wired: “Palantir, the software company cofounded by Peter Thiel [rump supporter], is part of an effort by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to build a new “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service records, IRS sources tell WIRED. For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with …
Wired – no paywall: “The Government Accountability Office’s audit examines DOGE’s handling of data at a number of federal agencies, according to sources and records reviewed by WIRED. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is auditing Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”Records show that the GAO—an independent auditing, research, and investigative agency for Congress—appears …
Politico: “The memo appears to rely on a misinterpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling. President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies and their assigned DOGE teams to repeal any existing regulations that are inconsistent with his priorities without providing advance notice or going through the traditional public input process.The move accelerates the White House’s …
The New York Times [no paywall]: “The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together. These intimate details about the personal lives of people who live in the United States are held in disconnected data systems across the …
Indivisible: “House Republicans are once again pushing H.R. 22 (what we’re referring to as the “Silencing Americans Act”), a dangerous bill that would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to vote. The House passed it last session, but it never made it to the Senate—now they’re bringing it back in …
Lifehacker: “Whether you’re filling a prescription, rebooking a flight, or asking a question about your taxes, it seems like the first line of defense between you and any sort of real human helper is a never-ending string of automated prompts. But not all questions can be answered by a computer—especially when it comes to your …
404 Media – “The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Monday that the General Services Administration converted 14,000 magnetic to digital records, and claimed the process saved a million dollars a year. The problem is, magnetic tapes are regarded by storage and archivist professionals as being a stable, reliable, and safe medium for long-term data …
MacWorld – Autocompleting addresses and address suggestions are powerful shortcuts that can easily bite you. You are likely not planning a military action in another country, but the accidental inclusion of unintended invitees to a group text, email, or other discussion could still prove a problem—from embarrassment to losing friends, causing a family rift, or …
