Investigative reporter Yael Grauer writes on privacy, security, surveillance and the craft of tech journalism.
In plain terms: Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Yael Grauer's thoughts about privacy, security, hacking, surveillance, journalism, and sometimes miscellany.
Why I recommend it: Worth following if you care about surveillance and privacy work, or want to see how a reporter builds those stories.
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Future of Privacy Forum explainer on Connecticut SB 5, the 39-section AI bill signed by Governor Lamont, summarizing its new requirements across several areas of AI policy.
Marc Andreessen's 2020 essay arguing that the response to stalled progress is to build — new companies, institutions and technology — rather than defend what already exists.
MediaPost report (Sept. 28, 2026) on falling traffic to media websites as Google and other companies route readers to AI summaries, citing a drop from 70 million monthly visitors in July 2024 to about 47 million in July 2026.
A free tool that strips tracking parameters from links before you share them, so the people you send a link to aren't followed across the web. Paste a link, get a clean version back.
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations' intervention at a UN Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence and international security, setting out the U.S. position on how AI should be governed in the security sphere. Note: the mission site blocks automated checks, so this description is based on the page title and context rather than a fresh read.
Why I recommend it: Governments are writing the rules for AI in real time. Reading one primary statement like this beats ten opinion pieces about what governments might do.
BBC News report on Café Kino and other Bristol venues banning AI-generated artwork, citing ethical and sustainability concerns.
