Andrea O'Sullivan
director of tech and innovation @jmsmadisoninst. former @mercatus. writing @reason etc. i choose my words very carefully.
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Political miscalculation puts social media companies at risk | Opinion
Social media execs recognize the Left's willingness to punish political enemies. As political polarization grows, it is naive to think this willingness can remain confined to one side.
Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products
The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it is continuing to place so-called back doors into commercial technology products, in a controversial practice that critics say damages...
Surprise: DOJ Is Not a Big Fan of Privacy-Preserving Cryptocurrencies
Privacy is a right, not a “high risk” and “possibly criminal” activity
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being "deplatformed" - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal has discontinued providing services to domain name registrar...
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Sources: PayPal is exploring acquisitions of cryptocurrency companies, including holding talks with BitGo, which makes multi-signature cryptocurrency wallets
From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
New Judicial Watch Study Finds 353 U.S. Counties in 29 States with Voter Registration Rates Exceeding 100% - Judicial Watch
1.8 Million ‘Extra’ Registered Voters (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that a September 2020 study revealed that 353 U.S. counties had 1.8 million more registered voters than eligible voting-age citizens. In other words, the...
AP Exclusive: OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal...
Report: at least 2,000 US law enforcement agencies, including 49 of the 50 largest police departments, have the tools to access locked, encrypted phones
By Jack Nicas / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
The Police Can Probably Break Into Your iPhone
At least 2,000 law enforcement agencies have tools to get into encrypted smartphones, according to new research, and they are using them far more than previously known.
UK-Listed Firm Mode Putting up to 10% of Cash Reserves Into Bitcoin - CoinDesk
Mode, a U.K.-listed company, has announced plans to make a "significant purchase" of bitcoin as part of its treasury investment strategy.
PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network
PayPal Holdings Inc joined the cryptocurrency market on Wednesday, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins using the U.S. digital payments company's online wallets.
Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws
Today, the Department of Justice — along with eleven state Attorneys General — filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and...
US financial watchdog fines early Bitcoin mixer $60M for money laundering
FinCEN has fined the operator of early crypto mixers Helix and Coin Ninja for Bank Secrecy Act violations.
Twitter’s ban almost doubled attention for Biden misinformation
The social media company’s attempt to stop misinformation from spreading brought the Streisand Effect into action.
WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department to File Long-Awaited Antitrust Suit Against Google
The lawsuit, which accuses the search giant of anticompetitive conduct, will mark the most aggressive U.S. legal challenge to a company’s dominance in the tech sector in more than two decades.
La extrema izquierda incendia dos iglesias en la capital de Chile - La Gaceta de la Iberosfera
La conmemoración del aniversario de las protestas contra el Gobierno en Chile, que desataron una crisis política e institucional, terminó este domingo con el incendio de dos iglesias en el centro de Santiago, capital de Chile. El ministro del...
When NIMBY Met MAGA on the Upper West Side
A group of liberal residents wanted to oust hundreds of homeless men from a local hotel. Then Tucker Carlson took up their cause.
Transparency at Coinbase
By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel