Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
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Let’s talk honestly about license plate readers and Flock cameras, because there’s a lot of noise out there right now, and not all of it is helpful. Some of the concerns people raise are completely legitimate. Any technology used by law enforcement has to come with safeguards, accountability, transparency, and…
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Happy Tuesday, everyone. If you’re feeling like the news cycle has been running on a treadmill set to “chaos,” you’re not wrong. This week’s Tech Drop is a reminder that technology and politics are no longer separate worlds—they’re fused in ways that affect our daily lives, our sense of safety, and even our grasp on reality. We’ve got five stories that, taken together, paint a picture of a moment where power, data, and algorithms are colliding. From the Trump administration scolding the UK for trying to prioritize trustworthy public media, to the revelation that federal agents may have wiretapped a…
It was supposed to be a weekend of fiddle music, drum circles, tie-dye, and the easy, familiar warmth of a community that prides itself on kindness. For forty years, the Blissfest Music Festival in northern Michigan has been known as a place where strangers become friends, where families camp side by side, where the biggest worries are rain showers and muddy boots. But on July 12, that peaceful rhythm was shattered. Lonn Hartman, a 37-year-old man attending the festival, was found at his campsite with severe lacerations to his neck. The news spread in fragments—first as a rumor, then as…
