Khadija Alam

Vietnam Tightens Online Speech Controls as Cyber Law Takes Effect

Justin Hendrix

AI Meets the US Midterm Elections

Subhashis Banerjee

A person passes next to an Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Kolkata, India on August 15, 2023. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto via AP)

Aadhaar's Success Story Deserves a Closer Look

André Ramiro

A school bus in in Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil, April 12, 2025. Shutterstock

A school bus in in Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil, April 12, 2025. 

Brazil's Data Protection Agency Faces Landmark Test on Kids and Facial Recognition

Woman defending herself against violence, illustration of a giant fist coming down. 

A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology

A magnifying glass hovering over the OpenAI logo in a web browser.

OpenAI logo with magnifying glass, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (by Jernej Furman).

Despots, DSA Fines, and an 'Autonomous' AI Attack

Karen Rebelo

Close up of the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer camera integrated into the smart glasses frame. Shutterstock

Close up of the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer camera integrated into the smart glasses frame. 

An Indian Trans Person’s Harrowing Encounter Fuels Backlash Against Meta AI ‘Pervert Glasses’

Amber Sinha

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters wave the national flag during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak issue, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Salman Ali/PTI via AP)

India's CJP Protests Meet Internet Shutdowns and Pervasive Surveillance

Tim Bernard

Flock Safety camera at the intersection of West Sylvania Avenue and Homeville Circle in Toledo, Ohio. The ubiquity of Flock surveillance systems in the United States raises questions about privacy and data security. (Photo by Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Flock Safety camera at the intersection of West Sylvania Avenue and Homeville Circle in Toledo, Ohio. The ubiquity of Flock surveillance systems in the United States raises questions about privacy and data security. (Photo by Stephen Zenner / Sipa via AP Images)

Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable Authoritarianism

A photo of a Team Spain player taking a corner kick during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JULY 19: Nico Williams of Team Spain takes a corner kick during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the tournament. (Photo by Liu Lu/VCG via AP)

The World Cup Ends Today. The Surveillance Will Continue.

Tayrine dos Santos Dias

Leandro Ucciferri

Spain fans gather for a rally on the eve of the World Cup final soccer match in New York's Times Square, Saturday, July 18, 2026 (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Silent World Cup Winners are the Companies Normalizing Surveillance

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The AI Sovereignty Problem, from Brussels to Bengaluru

Jake Laperruque

Katelyn Ringrose

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Breaking Down the Implications of the Landmark Chatrie Ruling

Meg Kitamura

Abstract microscopic photography of a Graphics Processing Unit resembling a satellite image of a big city.