Lauren Weinstein's Blog

@lauren_weinsteins_blog@robot.villas

Lauren Weinstein's commentary on technology, AI, privacy, internet policy, civil liberties, and society.

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When Robotaxis Call the Cops #AI #Robotics #Society
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Jul 15, 2026
Big Tech's Catastrophic Layoffs Frenzy #Tech #Layoffs #Business
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May 12, 2026
The Rise of AI Slop on Google's YouTube #AI #Tech #Internet
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Apr 28, 2026
Why Google Search AI Overviews Are a "Misinformation Machine" #AI #Search #Misinformation
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Apr 14, 2026
Why Apple's New "MacBook Neo" Has Stunned the Tech World #Tech #Apple #Innovation
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Mar 24, 2026
When Data Centers Destroy Communities #Technology #Community #DataCenters
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Mar 11, 2026
Why You Shouldn't Use Google's Chrome "Auto Browse" Agentic AI, or Any Other Agentic AI From Other Firms #AI #Privacy #Tech
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Feb 3, 2026
Why Proposed "Blocking Technologies" for 3D Printers Are a Terrible Idea #Tech #Privacy #3DPrinting
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Jan 27, 2026
Coding with Gemini: Cheerful, Cooperative, and Usually, Wrong. #AI #Tech #Coding
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Nov 14, 2025
The World Gets an Important New Drone That Can Save Lives -- But Thanks to Our Politicians Not in the USA #Technology #Policy #Innovation
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Sep 17, 2025
Separating the Chrome Browser From Google Could Be Terrible for Billions of Users #Tech #Privacy #Internet
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Aug 19, 2025
In the War Between the Federal Government and States Against Drone Maker DJI, Americans Are at Risk #Drones #Privacy #Technology
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Aug 5, 2025
The Website Age Verification Train Wreck #Tech #Privacy #Policy
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Jul 30, 2025
Unforced Errors: How the U.S. Is Losing Its Lead in Technology and Science Research #Technology #Science #Research
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May 20, 2025
The Enormous Negative Impacts of the New Tariffs on the Technology Sector #Technology #Economy #Policy
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Apr 8, 2025
DOGE Is Destroying Social Security, and Seniors Are Already at Risk #Finance #SocialSecurity #Economics
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Mar 25, 2025
Holding Social Media Responsible: Time To Change Section 230? #Tech #Policy #Internet
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Jan 7, 2025
The Helpful Google Ombudsman (Who Doesn't Exist) #Tech #Privacy #AI
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Jan 3, 2025
More Bipartisan Madness: Commerce Department Proposes Yet Another Insane Chinese Drone Ban That Could Cost Lives #Technology #Policy #Privacy
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Jan 2, 2025
AI Is Dooming Google, but Not in the Way Its CEO Believes #AI #Tech #Business
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Dec 29, 2024
[What say you, Spock?] My Proposed Terminology to Describe Bypassing Social Media Face ID Age Verification Systems #Tech #Privacy #Security
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Dec 24, 2024
Insanity: Drone Hysteria and Bans Put Lives at Risk #Technology #Privacy #Policy
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Dec 19, 2024
Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban Is Doomed #Tech #Policy #Internet
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Nov 28, 2024
DOJ's Proposed Antitrust "Remedies" Against Google Would Be a Disaster #Antitrust #TechPolicy #BigTech
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Nov 21, 2024
DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose #Tech #AI #Privacy
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Oct 10, 2024
"I Am the Very Model of a Google AI Overview" #AI #Tech #Google
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Jun 2, 2024
What Google Should Do About Their Search Generative AI Overview Answers #AI #Tech #Search
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May 24, 2024
Generative AI Is Being Rammed Down Our Throats #AI #Technology #Privacy
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May 21, 2024
Evil #Technology #AI #Society
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May 18, 2024
The Nightmare of Google Account Recovery Failures #Tech #Privacy #Security
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May 16, 2024
Google and Seniors #Tech #AI #Privacy
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May 9, 2024
About Google and Location Privacy #Privacy #Tech #Google
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Dec 16, 2023
Google's Inactive Account Policy and Phishing Attacks Concerns #Tech #Privacy #Security
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Nov 18, 2023
In Support of Google's Progress On AI Content Choice and Control #AI #Tech #Privacy
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Oct 26, 2023
Radio Transcript: Google Passkeys and Google Account Recovery Concerns #Tech #Privacy #Security
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Oct 19, 2023
Google is making their weak, flawed passkey system the default login method -- I urge you NOT to use it! #Technology #Privacy #Security
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Oct 10, 2023
UK Passage of Online Safety Bill to Create Chinese-Style Internet Tracking and Censorship -- Coming Soon to U.S.? #Tech #Privacy #Policy
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Sep 20, 2023
The Potential Privacy Problems With YouTube's Family Plan "Suggestion Leakage" #Privacy #Tech #AI
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Aug 16, 2023
Artificial Intelligence at the Crossroads #AI #Technology #Society
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Jul 13, 2023
Thoughts on AI Regulation #AI #Regulation #TechPolicy
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Jun 29, 2023