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News & Articles By Laura Harris
01/16/2025
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By Laura Harris
Biden signs executive order expanding use of digital IDs in application process for public benefits
Outgoing President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Jan. 13 to expand the use of digital IDs in the application process for public benefits. Federal agencies are required to use digital documents such as mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and electronic passwords for online identity verification, to reduce fraud and improve efficiency. The system could […]
01/12/2025
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By Laura Harris
Trump unveils $20 billion data center plan with Emirati billionaire’s investment
President-elect Donald Trump announced a plan for Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani’s DAMAC Properties to invest at least 20 billion in building new data centers across the U.S., with the potential for the investment to double. The data center initiative aims to support artificial intelligence and digital growth, expected to drive economic activity with a 30 […]
12/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
White House: Hackers linked to China infiltrated 8 telecommunication companies in the U.S.
Deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies Anne Neuberger has revealed that China-sponsored hackers infiltrated at least eight telecommunication companies in the United States. In a press briefing on Dec. 4, Neuberger revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) initially identified the hacking in […]
12/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds law ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok or face U.S. ban
Court Ruling on TikTok Sale: The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, must sell the app by January 19, 2025, or face a ban in the U.S. due to national security concerns. National Security Concerns: TikTok has been accused of being a “surveillance tool” for the Chinese Communist Party, with […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
11/18/2024
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By Laura Harris
Canadian Conservative Party urges REJECTION of proposed mandatory implementation of digital IDs
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has urged Canadians to oppose the mandatory implementation of digital identification systems in the country. On Oct. 29, Shared Services Canada (SSC), the main information technology department of the federal government, disclosed its plan to develop digital credentials for Canadians. The system would create digital equivalents of traditional government-issued identification, such as […]
11/12/2024
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By Laura Harris
Study: Early exposure to smartphones, online content linked to increased risk of autism
The results of the Australian government-funded “Longitudinal Study of Australian Children” have revealed a significant link between early screen exposure and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, assessed the television, video and internet use of two-year-old children while monitoring for ASD diagnoses through age 12. This study, which tracked the […]
10/29/2024
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By Laura Harris
Polish radio station FIRES presenters, replaces them with AI
OFF Radio Krakow in Poland has sparked outrage after firing several presenters and replacing them with artificial intelligence (AI) programmed to interview high-profile dead people using AI-generated responses. On Oct. 22, OFF Radio Krakow launched its radical initiative featuring a simulated interview with the late poet Wieslawa Szymborska, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. The AI-hosted segment employed a […]
10/16/2024
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By Laura Harris
14 Attorneys general SUE TikTok for inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people”
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 14 states has filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people.” The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Brian Schwalb of the District of Columbia on Oct. 8 with support from the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, […]
09/27/2024
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By Laura Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill prohibiting social media platforms from providing “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that would limit the social media usage of minors in the state. Senate Bill 976, dubbed the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, would make it unlawful for social media services to provide “addictive feeds” to minors without parental consent. This is being touted as a […]
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