Rachel Lau

Shirley Frame

Justin Hendrix

Ashley Faler

Director of National Intelligence and recently named head of the Super Intelligence Task Force Jay Clayton attends a roundtable discussion hosted by President Donald Trump on cybercrime in the East Room of the White House on October 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

October 2026 US Tech Policy Roundup

Rebecca Rand

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When, How, and Why to Abandon the Internet

Lila Bailey

Tess Vartanian

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A close up of a spider in its web. Valeriia Neganova/

Breaking the Open Web Won’t Stop the Bad Bots

Vas Panagiotopoulos

An illustrative photo of a man walking through the corridors of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

Behind the scenes - European Parliament in Strasbourg

Despite Spyware Attacks on Its Own Officials, EU Response Falls Short

John Perrino

Two pupils stand in a classroom at Goethe-Gymnasium and look at their smartphones; the TikTok logo appears on one of the displays. Photo by: Marcus Brandt/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

The World’s Growing Patchwork of Age Bans and What It Reveals

Abigail Kunkler

Mayu Tobin-Miyaji

Mothballed Spirit Airlines passenger planes sit parked at Goodyear Airport, Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Spirit Airlines Is Selling Its Workers’ Data. That Can’t Fly.

In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, the abandoned childhood home of singer Aretha Franklin sits behind a security fence in Memphis, Tenn. The Franklin birthplace and the surrounding neighborhoods moved to the forefront of a large cleanup effort, as the city refused to accept decay as a fact of life in the urban landscape. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

A Data Science Playbook for Social Justice

Jake Laperruque

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March 10, 2026: US Customs and Border Protection officer walks through a busy airport terminal concourse with travelers in Miami, Florida. 

Circuit Court Ruling on Border Searches Deals Serious Blow to Privacy Rights

Maria Buza

Şeymanur Yönt Gökcen

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Global Digital Policy Roundup: September 2026

Polina Bachlakova

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How Denmark's National Digital ID Fuels Economic Violence Against Women

Logan Kolas

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Age Verification is an AI Cybersecurity Problem

Illustration from a screenshot of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s July 14, 2026, deposition.

Illustration from a screenshot of Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s July 14, 2026, 

Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe

Tsion Gurmu

Nekessa Opoti

Fatima Mohamed

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents face off with protesters during a shift change outside of Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 7, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Black Migrants Bear Brunt of ICE's Facial Recognition Push

Michael De Dora

Maria Villegas Bravo

A Flock brand automatic license plate reader camera (ALPR) is attached to a utility pole along 16th Street Northwest on August 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)