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Dallas (TX) cyberattack highlights ransomware’s risks to public safety, health (Washington Post)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 12:14Google promised to delete data about visits to abortion clinics. It hasn’t. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 06:25Students can’t get off their phones. Schools have had enough. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 06:25Big Tech-funded groups try to kill bills to protect children online
Federal efforts to pass children’s online safety protections have languished amid disagreements between House and Senate leaders about which proposals to rally around.
Warrantless searches of Americans’ communication take a big dip — but interpretations of results vary (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 06:31GOP debt plan would hurt internet access efforts, Democrats say
Democratic officials are expressing concern that the House Republican debt limit plan would undermine bipartisan efforts to boost internet access nationwide and secure U.S.
Why you shouldn’t tell AI chatbots your health concerns (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/27/2023 - 06:32Inside a private portal from GOP campaigns to local news sites
The top Republican campaigns in Illinois used a private online portal to request stories and shape coverage in a network of media outlets that present themselves as local newspapers. Screenshots show that the password-protected portal, called Lumen, allowed users to pitch stories; provide interview subjects as well as questions; place announcements and submit op-eds to be “published verbatim” in any of about 30 sites that form part of the Illinois-focused media network, called Local Government Information Services.
Supreme Court to decide if officials can block constituents on social media
The Supreme Court will consider whether the First Amendment prohibits a public official from blocking constituents from personal social media accounts when those accounts are used to communicate with the public. The court took two cases for the term that begins in October 2023 to decide a digital-age issue that has been active in lower courts.