In the News

• A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Was Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain.
  9/6/22 – The New York Times
• Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world. Their list of targets is growing.
  9/2/22 – NBC News
• Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
  9/1/22 – AP News
• Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower’s claims
  9/1/22 – The Conversation
• Are AI-powered ‘virtual rappers’ just a strange new form of blackface?
  9/1/22 – The Guardian
• Russia’s Conspiracy-Theory Factory Is Swaying a Brand New Audience
  9/1/22 – Bloomberg
• US blocks sales of some AI chips to China as tech crackdown intensifies
  9/1/22 – The Guardian
• Unnamed Public CEO Was the Victim of Catfishing Scheme, Federal Prosecutors Say
  9/1/22 – Bloomberg
• Local election offices often are missing on social media – and the information they do post often gets ignored
  8/31/22 – The Conversation
• Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts
  8/31/22 – BBC News
• Misinformation abounds as Chile prepares to vote on new constitution
  8/31/22 – The Guardian
• Metaverse Technology Opens Up a Wider World of Privacy Concerns
  8/30/22 – Bloomberg Law
• First-of-its-kind legislation will keep California’s children safer while online
  8/30/22 – The Guardian
• FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to sensors, your phone reveals more about you than you think
  8/30/22 – The Conversation
• France Catches Tax-Dodging Swimming Pool Owners With AI
  8/30/22 – Bloomberg
• YouTube Went to War Against Terrorists, Just Not White Nationalists
  8/30/22 – Bloomberg
• Data company sued by US government amid fears of sensitive location tracking
  8/29/22 – The Guardian
• FTC Sues Mobile Data Broker Over Abortion Location Data Sale
  8/29/22 – Bloomberg
• Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of control
  8/28/22 – The Guardian
• ‘Tape or chewing gum:’ Twitter’s lapses echo worldwide
  8/28/22 – AP News
• One Man’s Dream of Fusing A.I. With Common Sense
  8/28/22 – The New York Times
• Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
  8/27/22 – AP News
• Election Data Breach Attracts Georgia Investigators
  8/27/22 – The New York Times
• A Journey Into the Misinformation Fever Swamps
  8/26/22 – The New York Times
• Crypto firms say US sanctions limit use of privacy software
  8/26/22 – AP News