I enjoy Hacks.

AB 3048 would require Google to offer a setting in Chrome to support the Global Privacy Control signal. Google’s opposition to the most minor of privacy rules is telling and unfortunate. This should get more attention.

Starting today I'll be working on public policy for DuckDuckGo. I am excited to get back to policyland on the side of a company dedicated to building a more private internet, but as I've been away for a bit, I hope this announcement also can serve as an open request for coffees and catching up!

There’s a lot of stuff in the American Privacy Rights Act, but ahead of today’s mark-up, what are the larger goals of a national privacy law: https://techpolicy.press/the-goal-of-a-national-privacy-law-in-the-united-states

Data portability is a bit of a niche topic, but I'm happy to contribute to this compendium of pieces on "The Present and Future of #DataPortability" assembled by the Data Transfer Initiative: https://dtinit.org/assets/DTI-Data-Portability-Compendium.pdf

I visited Russia about ten years ago, and I can say some nice things about the place, but Tucker’s pivot here is not grounded in reality and reflects his chronic lack of first principles. https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4465352-tucker-carlson-moscow-putin/amp/

SMH that CNN aired this. What information does this provide casual viewers? https://x.com/newscentralcnn/status/1752769351491477801?s=46&t=DlE5Xyt510BY90IMkUCm3w

Can we take a brief break from AI-mania and get excited about #spatialcomputing? Eye tracking and body-based data tends to get the most attention here, but spatial data raises a whole host of underappreciated privacy, property, and trust and safety considerations. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24001858/apple-vision-pro-release-date-availability-price

To be clear, Meta’s approach to bystander signaling on #XR devices is all over the map. https://www.theverge.com/23920102/meta-quest-3-in-public-privacy-recording-glassholes