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News & Articles By Willow Tohi
05/20/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Montana pioneers warrant requirement for law enforcement data purchases, closing “data broker loophole”
On May 5, Montana became the first state to close the “data broker loophole,” prohibiting law enforcement from buying sensitive personal data (e.g., location history, financial records) from third-party brokers without a warrant. The law prevents agencies from bypassing Fourth Amendment protections by purchasing data (e.g., from firms like Fog Data Science) instead of obtaining […]
05/19/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Swiss privacy pioneer Proton threatens exodus over “Russian-style” surveillance laws
Proton Technologies, the company behind Proton Mail and Proton VPN, warns it will leave Switzerland if proposed surveillance laws—modeled after Russia’s—force it to retain user data, violating its no-logs policy and encryption standards. The Swiss government’s amendments would extend data retention requirements to VPNs, messaging apps and social platforms, eroding user anonymity and Switzerland’s reputation […]
05/18/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Congress targets Chinese chip smuggling in bipartisan push to protect AI supremacy
Bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Chip Security Act on May 15 to block China from accessing advanced U.S. AI chips. Aims to close loopholes exploited by Chinese firms (e.g., Huawei, DeepSeek) to evade export controls. Key measures to strengthen enforcement include: real-time location tracking of chips to prevent unauthorized transfers; mandatory reporting of suspicious transactions by […]
05/15/2025
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By Willow Tohi
When the storm brings spies: How a top weather app became an agent of surveillance
The Weather Forecast—World Weather Accurate Radar app, developed by Chinese tech firm TCL, secretly collected sensitive user data (location, email, IMEI numbers) without consent, despite its popularity (10M+ downloads). The app auto-subscribed Brazilian users to paid third-party services (including adult content), leading to over 2.5 million blocked unauthorized transactions in 2018. Weather apps like AccuWeather, […]
05/14/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Bitcoin’s evolution beyond “digital gold”: Redefining monetary innovation in a shifting landscape
Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply contrasts with gold’s theoretically expandable reserves, offering provable digital scarcity for the first time in history. Bitcoin’s satoshis enable tiny transactions (e.g., fractions of a cent) without intermediaries, solving gold’s impracticality for small payments and fiat’s trust-based dilution risks. Bitcoin’s public blockchain allows real-time verification, unlike gold’s opaque audits (e.g., […]
05/13/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Mother’s Day chaos: Power outage and equipment failures disrupt flights at major U.S. airports, prompting FAA ground stops
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport experienced a sudden power outage around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, causing a two-hour ground stop, flight diversions and over 530 delays. The cause remains under investigation. Newark Liberty International Airport faced its second major disruption in weeks due to failures at the Philadelphia TRACON facility, leading to 150+ delays and 80 […]
05/12/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Congress introduces bills to track AI chips and battle Chinese smuggling amid national security concerns
U.S. lawmakers are advancing two bills to combat China’s illicit acquisition of AI chips, including whistleblower incentives and real-time tracking mandates to close export control loopholes. The Stop Stealing Our Chips Act (co-sponsored by Sens. Rounds and Warner) offers whistleblowers 10-30% of penalties from confirmed sanctions violations, targeting smuggling networks funneling chips to China’s military. […]
05/10/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Google’s nuclear bet on clean energy faces scrutiny amid accusations of greenwashing AI’s soaring power demand
Google is investing in nuclear energy to power its AI operations, partnering with Kairos Power (molten salt reactors by 2030) and Elementl Power (three potential 600MW fission reactor sites). However, details on reactor designs and locations remain unclear, and regulatory hurdles could delay timelines. Google’s 2024 emissions rose 13% year-over-year, driven by AI data centers. […]
05/10/2025
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By Willow Tohi
Amazon’s tactile robot Vulcan sparks debate over automation’s future in warehouses
Amazon unveiled its first touch-sensitive warehouse robot, Vulcan, which uses AI-driven tactile sensors to autonomously handle 75% of warehouse items. It dynamically adjusts grip strength and employs a suction-cup arm for precise “zhoop” movements, reducing physical strain on workers. Amazon frames Vulcan as a collaborator, taking over ergonomically taxing tasks (e.g., high/low shelving) while creating […]
05/09/2025
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By Willow Tohi
DOJ seeks to unravel Google’s ad empire in landmark antitrust bid
The U.S. government is pushing to force Google to divest key ad tech platforms like AdX and DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), alleging 15 years of anticompetitive practices that inflated ad costs, hurt publishers, and stifled rivals. Google is accused of controlling both sides of the ad market (buyers and sellers), using acquisitions, exclusive contracts (e.g., […]
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