Garden State New Jersey Sees Data Broker Law Quickly Bloom

YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps

A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking (virtually) at the Policy-Relevant Privacy Research Workshop in Calgary, Canada, on Monday, July 20, 2026. I’m speaking at Boston Leadership Exchange in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. I’m speaking at Cognitive Security Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The conference runs August 6-7, 2026; my speaking time is TBD. I’m speaking at DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The conventions runs August 6-9, 2026; my speaking time is TBD...

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Justices Barrett, Kagan testify before Congress as court seeks security funds

Justices Barrett, Kagan testify before Congress as court seeks security funds  Reuters

Russia says there can't be security guarantees for Ukraine without its involvement

Russia says there can't be security guarantees for Ukraine without its involvement  Reuters

This Luddite Puppet Hopes You’re Not Reading This on Your Smartphone

On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, WIRED’s senior culture editor Manisha Krishnan talks to Gowanus about eschewing Big Tech, going outside, and rejection in the age of dating apps.

NJ Delays Registry Aspect Of Newly Enacted Data Broker Law

NJ Delays Registry Aspect Of Newly Enacted Data Broker Law  Law360

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