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Regulation, antitrust, privacy and the widening negotiation between Washington and the technology industry, from The Silicon Ledger.
A federal appeals court has declined to hold website operators liable for linking to copyrighted material, preserving a two-decade legal consensus that the host server, not the linker, bears responsibility for infringement.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has appointed Alexander Macgillivray, a former White House technology official and ex-general counsel at Twitter and Google, to its Board of Directors.
A new Electronic Frontier Foundation report reveals that law enforcement officers are documenting absurd justifications when querying automated license plate reader networks, undermining accountability in mass surveillance systems.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's $1.4 billion broadband expansion grant to California comes with a condition that would strip the state of its net neutrality law, affordability safeguards, and emergency service protections for 14 years.
Boston's government ended its relationship with Flock Safety after the company's cameras shared license-plate data with law enforcement agencies nationwide, violating contractual restrictions designed to keep the information local.
The Open Source Security Foundation has released a role-based resource journey to help open source maintainers, stewards, and manufacturers understand their obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, which imposes its first reporting deadline on September 11, 2026.
After suing both companies over ChatGPT integration on iPhones, Elon Musk has withdrawn all claims against Apple while pursuing his case against OpenAI, suggesting a strategic shift in his legal campaign.
A British hate speech researcher facing potential removal from the US is pressing his legal challenge to a Trump administration policy that targets noncitizens who flag harmful content on major platforms.
