Stop S08102A: How New York’s Proposed Digital ID Bill Threatens Privacy and the Internet

The internet has long been one of humanity’s most dynamic spaces, a place where creativity, connection, and information flow freely across borders and boundaries. For decades, it has thrived on decentralization, anonymity, and the ability for individuals to interact without constant oversight. But now, with New York’s proposed bill S08102A, that freedom is under serious threat. This is not a minor tweak or a simple safety measure. It is a sweeping, invasive attempt to embed a device-level […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/22/19/55/41/analysis/jaimedavid327/10251/stop-s08102a-how-new-yorks-proposed-digital-id-bill-threatens-privacy-and-the-internet/

UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/21/uk-government-yet-to-trial-openai-tech-months-after-signing-partnership #TechnologyPolicy #Openai #AiArtificialIntelligence #FreedomOfInformation #UkNews #Chatgpt #Computing #Nvidia

Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst? https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/14/datacentre-boom-is-uk-ai-bubble-about-to-burst #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #UsNews #WorldNews #Computing #TechnologyPolicy #Politics #UkNews #PeterKyle

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/06/uk-arts-must-not-be-sacrificed-for-speculative-ai-gains-peers-say #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologyPolicy #ArtsPolicy #UkNews #Computing #Politics #Culture #Technology

FYI: EU pushes Meta toward interim measures over WhatsApp AI lockout: EU Commission sends Meta a Statement of Objections over WhatsApp AI ban, considering interim measures to restore third-party AI access in the EEA. https://ppc.land/eu-pushes-meta-toward-interim-measures-over-whatsapp-ai-lockout/ #EU #Meta #WhatsApp #AI #TechnologyPolicy

Major AI policy shift! Dan Mangan and Ashley Capoot report President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI. This move follows a dispute where the administration rejected the company's ethical guardrails for Pentagon use in autonomous weapons or surveillance. This highlights critical policy challenges. Read their full report. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/trump-anthropic-ai-pentagon.html #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Defense #TechnologyPolicy

AI scraping paywalls expose a broken web economy

AI scraping paywalls are forcing a hard conversation about who gets paid on the modern web and who has been freeloading for years.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/02/ai-scraping-paywalls-expose-a-broken-web-economy/

Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/17/tech-companies-access-to-uk-ministers-dwarfs-that-of-child-safety-groups #Lobbying #TechnologyPolicy #Google #Meta #Amazon #X #AiArtificialIntelligence #GrokAi #Politics #Technology #Internet #UkNews #Media