A bill authored by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) would stop companies from setting individualized prices and wages based on spy dossiers they assemble on Americans.
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Posted inWorking in America
AI Surveillance Won’t Stop Theft, but It Might Stop Unions
The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.
Posted inPolitics
Empowering Big Tech Whistleblowers Gets a Senate Boost
The House passed a measure to eliminate all state regulation of artificial intelligence for a decade. The last line of defense may be legislation from Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Mark Zuckerberg Endangered U.S. Security in Pursuit of Profit
Facebook has exposed Americans and American security to Chinese surveillance.
Posted inPolitics
Michael Waltz’s Venmo Is Public, and It’s Full of Journalists
The figure who tagged a journalist into a Signal chat about the attack on Yemen also failed to set his Venmo to private, revealing his willingness to engage with reporters of all political stripes.
Posted inTAP
A Sloppy Valentine for Big Tech
Today on TAP: A new White House effort to block domestic and foreign rules on data security is at odds with the U.S. government’s long-standing efforts to shield data from China.
Posted inPolitics
Government by Malicious Autopilot
The hostile takeover of federal IT systems is intended to use technology to reach preordained conclusions.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawsuit Takes On Musk Payment System Takeover on Privacy Grounds
Giving DOGE access to the Treasury Department’s payment system violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and IRS statutes, three plaintiffs allege.
Posted inEconomic Policy
‘Filled With Unmitigated Terror’
A Q&A with Nathan Tankus on what it means for Elon Musk’s forces to have commandeered some level of control of the U.S. payment system.
Posted inEducation in America
The Movement to Free Schools of Smartphones Is Winning
Evidence shows that phones harm children and education. A growing number of schools are paying attention.