Great coverage in @slashdot of my piece for @fsf on @aaronsw and his legacy. We are all better for his contributions to our world, and poorer for him leaving it far too soon. Support @AaronSwartzDay activities like the #hackathon w/ @eff@creativecommons https://t.co/0knBCdXnY8
FPF experts Daniel Hales, Jordan Wrigley, and Stacey Gray will be joining the upcoming Privacy + Security Forum in Washington, DC, to discuss topics such as de-identification, age assurance, AI voice agents, and more!
https://t.co/kqW1GwYHNE
Alabama passed a law, 138 votes to nothing, that makes every phone user in the state prove their age before downloading a single app.
A 45-year-old who wants a news app has to hand ID to Google first. Existing accounts get no pass either. Every one of them must be verified by October 2027.
Teenagers will need a parent’s sign-off to install Wikipedia, Duolingo or a Bible app, and kids without a parent to ask get locked out completely.
Apple, Google and Amazon’s lobby group has now sued to block it on First Amendment grounds.
https://t.co/XeVq4GvSC9
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Weil Gotshal’s impending closure has Professor John Morley's paper on why law firms collapse in the news.
The paper “is an excellent explainer of what can go wrong,” Bloomberg notes.
Read the paper: https://t.co/3GIeU6oim0
🧵 More from Morley on Weil:
TODAY 1PM ET: Join us online, in New Haven, or in Boston for #EncryptFest, a joint event with @fsf
! Our @profdiggity will be interviewing Henry from @TechloreInc + video from Bruce Schneier! 🤓 https://t.co/BVJWrk0QO1 #privacy
This gratis event is divided into two parts. First we will discuss #surveillance and how encryption protects personal #privacy, which will include a Q&A with Henry Fisher, the founder of @TechloreInc and a digital rights activist, as well as a short video from renowned cryptographer Bruce Schneier.
EncryptFest will include a hands-on workshop on how you can encrypt your email using the FSF's Email Self-Defense guide (ESD). Join Us!
https://t.co/QAgGJud5mm
TOMORROW: Join us online, in New Haven, or in Boston for #EncryptFest, a joint event with @fsf ! Our @profdiggity will be interviewing Henry from @TechloreInc at 1:00pm EDT https://t.co/BVJWrk0QO1 #privacy
Join us tomorrow for “Copyright Litigation After Generative AI” with @JacobNoti44066 (@CardozoLaw).
📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
🕛 12:10–1:30 PM ET
📍 SLB 128, Yale Law School
We hope to see you there!
cosponsored by @YJoLT and @YaleLawPolicyR
DM for Zoom details
"I have nothing to hide" is a great line until you remember you have curtains, a phone PIN, and a lock on the bathroom door. Privacy isn't hiding. It's choosing.
PODCAST: Professor Oona Hathaway discusses the mounting pressures confronting the international legal order on Global Governance.
https://t.co/i6KDLopkcd
Thank you @Gr_Mateusz for joining us yesterday for a fascinating Ideas Lunch talk about “Regulating Infrastructures of Emotions.”
Thank you for sharing your research and for a great discussion, it was a pleasure having you with us!