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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend a World Health Organization roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
OFF THE RECORD

Prince Harry Is Home—and He’s Already Gaslighting the U.K.

Harry and Meghan are back in Great Britain, but their war with the media means they won’t admit it.

Tom Sykes

Bailey Zappe #2 of the Cleveland Browns hands the ball off to Jacob Kibodi #36 during the third quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 04, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
FUMBLING WITH YOUR PHONE

NFL Tracked Fans’ Data and Locations Without Their Knowledge

The league said it has now updated its policies.

Sean Craig

People use their cell phones in a dark street during a blackout in Bauta municipality, Artemisa province, Cuba, on March 18, 2024.
CONTENT CRUNCH

AI Companies Shirked Ethics to Harvest Data for Models: NYT

An impending data shortage and intense competition has led three top AI contenders to mine user content and creative works without paying them.

Amanda Yen

A man looks at the website of Airbnb.
NO PEEKING

Airbnb Bans Indoor Security Cameras to Beef Up Guest Privacy

The short-term rental company now requires hosts to disclose other monitoring devices on properties as well.

Amanda Yen

A photo illustration of a police officer with a GOP badge.
opinion
CALL IT WHAT IT IS

North Carolina GOP Is Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’

The euphemistically named “Gov Ops” is a civil liberties disaster waiting to happen.

Rotimi Adeoye

An illustration using the TikTok logo.
BIG BUCKS

TikTok Hit With Huge $367M Fine for Mishandling Kids’ Data

The social network says it “respectfully” disagrees with the Irish Data Protection Commission’s ruling.

Josh Fiallo

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Illustration of an angry face with eyes made of green speech bubbles and a nose made out of a closed lock
opinion
DO NO HARM

Crackdowns on Encrypted Messaging Don’t ‘Help the Children’

The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill is a “well-meaning” law that is a grave threat to individual privacy—especially for people at risk. And the U.S. and E.U. are poised to follow.

Paige Collings

A scanner at an entrance turnstile of a new Starbucks store partnered with Amazon Go.
opinion
HIDDEN COSTS

Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech Is a Privacy Nightmare

Frictionless checkout may speed up your day, but it will also accelerate our worst fears about data collection.

Leif Weatherby

A gif of curtains closing over the Supreme Court
opinion
…PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS

Privacy Laws Serve the Powerful, but Keep Public in the Dark

Laws meant to protect public figures from dangerous stalkers also make it extremely difficult to hold government officials to account.

Matthew L. Schafer

An exterior view of building BV100, during a tour of Google’s new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, May 16, 2022.
BIG BROTHER

Google Keeps Abortion Clinic Visit Data It Pledged to Delete

The tech giant said last year that it would automatically remove such trips from users’ location history.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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opinion
FAREWELL PRIVACY

Cops Might Already Have Your DNA, Without Your Consent

We’ve entered the era of genetic surveillance and nothing—not even our own cells—is off-limits.

Albert Fox Cahn

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