Tech Policy & Law

Trump just authorized private security firms to hack overseas criminals — but researchers warn the incentives are dangerously wrong

Trump administration authorizes private firms to conduct offensive cyberattacks on foreign criminals. Security experts warn…

Judge Donato orders Google to stop blocking rival app stores on Android—’That is not acceptable’

Federal judge James Donato orders Google to make it easier for Android users to install…

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Apple’s Texas Age Verification: The Industrial Consolidation of Government ID Tracking

Apple begins collecting credit cards and government IDs from all new Texas App Store users June 4th under state law.…

Apple finally caves to Google’s years-long RCS push — unlocking encrypted texts between iPhone and Android

Apple adopts RCS with end-to-end encryption, ending years of Google pressure. Cross-platform iPhone-Android texts now fully encrypted.

Congress just tripled GUARD Act penalties to $250,000 per violation—and small AI developers are panicking

Congress narrowed the GUARD Act but tripled fines to $250K per violation. The bill's vague standards and mandatory age-verification systems…

University threatens Michigan town over water for secret nuclear weapons data center

A university operating a classified nuclear weapons data center is threatening legal action against a Michigan town for refusing water…