Lauren Weinstein's Blog

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

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Google Users Panic Over Google+ Deletion Emails: Here's What's Actually Happening #Tech #Privacy #Google
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Feb 4, 2019
Google's Google+ Shutdown Emails Are Causing Mass Confusion #Tech #Privacy #SocialMedia
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Feb 2, 2019
If Google Cared: The Tool That Could Save Google+ Relationships #Tech #SocialMedia #Privacy
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Feb 1, 2019
Google Finally Speaks About the G+ Shutdown: Pretty Much Tells Users to Go to Hell #Tech #Privacy #AI
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Jan 30, 2019
Google's G+ User Trust Betrayal Gets Worse and Worse #Tech #Privacy #BigTech
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Jan 29, 2019
Paid "Ad-Free" YouTube Premium Is Now Showing Ads #Tech #Internet #Privacy
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Jan 27, 2019
An Important Message from "Google" about Google+ ! #Tech #Privacy #Society
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Jan 22, 2019
Another Awful Google Accessibility Failure: The New "Google Contacts" #Tech #Accessibility #Google
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Jan 17, 2019
Thanks Google! -- YouTube Cracks Down on Dangerous Videos #Tech #AI #Privacy
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Jan 16, 2019
Boot to the Head: When You Know that Google Just Doesn't Care Anymore #Tech #Privacy #Society
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Jan 14, 2019
Google's Brain Drain Should Alarm Us All #Tech #AI #Privacy
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Jan 12, 2019
Finally, Some Good News About the EU's Horrendous "Right To Be Forgotten" Law #Tech #Privacy #Law
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Jan 10, 2019
Why Google Is Terrified of Its Users #Tech #Privacy #BigTech
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Jan 6, 2019
A New Invite-Only Forum for Victims of Google's Google+ Purge #Tech #Privacy #Community
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Jan 5, 2019
Google's Reaction to Chromecast Hijacking Is Another User Trust Failure #Tech #Privacy #Security
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Jan 4, 2019
USA Wants to Restrict AI Exports: A Stupid and Dangerous Idea #AI #Policy #Technology
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Jan 2, 2019
Google's China Dilemma Is Ours as Well #Tech #AI #Privacy
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Dec 27, 2018
A Terrible and All Too Common YouTube Abuse Story #Tech #Privacy #Society
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Dec 26, 2018
Why I No Longer Recommend Google for Many Serious Business Applications #Tech #Business #Privacy
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Dec 20, 2018
The Terrifying Moment at the Congressional Google Hearing Today #Tech #AI #Privacy
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Dec 12, 2018