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Digital Big Brother In Arizona

     A new bill in Arizona is poised to add that state to the many that are now requiring identity verification for apps and even operating systems.  This digital big brother would apply to purveyors of operating systems and apps/programs even if … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Civilian Review Board: Yes or No?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      This decade has seen riots and chaos, from the George Floyd riots to J6. Sixty years ago, other … Continue reading →

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The Right Shouldn’t Try To Legislate From The Bench

     The Conservative Intellectual Movement has, contrary to the beliefs of some, achieved stunning victories and reversals. There is no clearer example of this than the remaking of not only the Supreme Court, but lower courts as well, in large part … Continue reading →

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The Digital Panopticon Is Here

     “Big Brother” has crept into our lives so subtly, that most people haven’t noticed, and those who have increasingly approve of it “for the children”. Oh, it’s not a person sitting inside your bedroom or even a video screen of … Continue reading →

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Your Digital Papers, Please

     Utah will now be issuing a “digitial I.D.” to be used by it’s citizens. This “State Endorsed Digital Identity” or SEDI was pushed by summits and other states are being actively encouraged to join in. And what is this SEDI … Continue reading →

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Uncle Sam Going Big Brother On A.I.

     Operating systems aren’t the only things that will require your identification to use, now the GUARD act is making sure that anything using artificial intelligence will require “age verification”, and despite this again being purportedly “for the children”, this will … Continue reading →

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Guidance Transparency Comes To Oklahoma

     Government reform typically these days comes not from the Federal government, but the state governments.   Such is the case in Oklahoma where issued guidance documents are now required to be organized and be made both searchable and available online. … Continue reading →

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Utah vs. Online Privacy

     Utah already requires age verification for certain websites. This does not actually stop anyone in Utah from getting around that, even if the site blocks all connections identifiable as coming from within the state because of virtual private networks (VPNs). … Continue reading →

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Your Car Will Be Surveilling You Whether You Like It Or Not

     In the future, your car will surveil you and even prevent you from driving. If you are in the European Union, that future is this year. “According to Chapter II, Article 6 of the Regulation [(EU) 2019/2144], motor vehicles shall … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence With Leviathan As Gatekeeper

     A bill has been repeatedly introduced to the Florida legislature that would not only require age verification (and thus identity verification), but also require that the A.I. “chatbot” keep full records and logs of a child’s interaction with it, with … Continue reading →

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