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News & Articles By Laura Harris
08/18/2025
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By Laura Harris
Sen. Josh Hawley launches investigation into Meta over AI chatbot interactions with children
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has initiated a formal Senate investigation into Meta after internal documents revealed its AI chatbots were allowed to engage in romantic and sensual conversations with children. Hawley sent a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding a wide array of internal records by Sept. 19, including all versions of the “GenAI: Content […]
08/17/2025
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By Laura Harris
Insider breach rocks Nigeria’s digital ID system as personal data is sold online
Insiders at Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) are reportedly selling citizens’ sensitive data, including NINs, BVNs and photos, on the open market, compromising access to banking, government services and digital verification. Investigative journalist Timileyin Akinmoyeje uncovered a platform called NINPrint.com, which offered access to identity data for just a few hundred naira, using basic […]
08/17/2025
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By Laura Harris
TSA eyes private sector to launch “touchless” biometric screening at airports
The TSA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) under its Screening Partnership Program (SPP) to recruit private companies capable of delivering turnkey biometric and digital ID screening systems as part of a $5.5 billion modernization effort. The plan aims to replace manual, personnel-heavy screening with AI-driven, touchless systems, featuring facial recognition, iris and fingerprint […]
08/14/2025
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By Laura Harris
Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok briefly suspended from X after Gaza genocide comments
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok was briefly suspended from platform X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 11 after stating that Israel and the U.S. are committing genocide in Gaza, citing ICJ rulings, UN experts and human rights reports. Upon reinstatement, Grok gave varying reasons for the suspension, including mass reporting, controversial U.S. crime statistics and system […]
08/08/2025
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By Laura Harris
Trump unveils 100% semiconductor tariff, but offers full exemptions to U.S. investors like Apple
President Donald Trump announced a proposed 100 percent tariff on foreign-made semiconductors but offered exemptions for companies actively investing in U.S. manufacturing. India, a key iPhone assembly hub, faces phased 50 percent tariffs, while Vietnam, which produces iPads and MacBooks, is already subject to a 20 percent tariff. Additional levies on semiconductor-containing products may follow. […]
08/07/2025
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By Laura Harris
Meta loses landmark privacy trial over Flo App data sharing
A federal jury ruled that Meta unlawfully eavesdropped on users of the Flo period-tracking app, violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by eight women, alleged Flo shared highly sensitive user data, including health and reproductive details, with Meta and others without their consent. Meta admitted Flo used Facebookâs Software […]
08/04/2025
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By Laura Harris
Spotify rolls out facial recognition age checks, threatens account deletion for noncompliance
Spotify is requiring U.K. users to complete an age verification process via the Yoti app, using facial recognition and ID checks or risk account deletion within 90 days. The move follows the full implementation of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which mandates strict age checks on platforms hosting adult or harmful content, with heavy penalties […]
08/03/2025
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By Laura Harris
Australian Senate rejects age verification for search engine users in surprise bipartisan push
Australia’s Senate passed a motion to halt proposed mandatory age verification for search engine users, citing serious privacy concerns. The motion, led by UAP Senator Ralph Babet, drew rare bipartisan support from parties across the political spectrum, except Labor. Babet warned that the proposed verification methods, such as ID checks, facial recognition and data tracking, […]
08/02/2025
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By Laura Harris
Early smartphone use linked to sharp mental health declines in young women, global study finds
Nearly half of young women who received smartphones at age five or six now report suicidal thoughts, compared to just 26 percent of those who got their phones at age 13 or later. Similar but smaller effects were observed in young men. Mental health scores dropped sharply with earlier phone ownership, scoring just one point […]
07/30/2025
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By Laura Harris
NetChoice asks Supreme Court to halt Mississippi law limiting minors’ access to social media
NetChoice, a trade group representing major tech companies like Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on July 23 to block Mississippi’s House Bill 1126, a law restricting minors’ access to social media. The law, which took effect July 1, requires minors to obtain parental consent to use social […]
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