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Recent issues

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October 16, 2025

Leaky satellites

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September 18, 2025

Google's shadow lobby

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August 7, 2025

TSA vs. Congress

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July 24, 2025

Privacy in public

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July 10, 2025

AI in education

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June 26, 2025

Privacy's decline under Trump

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June 12, 2025

DOGE's Supreme Court victories

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May 29, 2025

SNAP data lawsuit

May 15, 2025

Google's $1.4B settlement

April 3, 2025

DNA data for sale

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March 20, 2025

A less private Echo

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March 6, 2025

A Russia reversal

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February 20, 2025

DOGE on the loose

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February 6, 2025

DeepSeek causes a scene 🐋

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January 23, 2025

Privacy under Trump 2.0

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January 9, 2025

Privacy's 2025 outlook

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November 14, 2024

US Privacy under Trump 2.0