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Ryan Calo
@rcalo.bsky.social

I am a law professor and information scientist at the University of Washington. I have a new book about law and technology that I hope you read. 💙

Ryan Calo is an American legal scholar, internationally recognized within the fields of emerging technology, especially privacy, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He is a co-founder of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab and the Center for an Informed Public which focuses on combating misinformation. .. more

Political science 27%
Computer science 24%

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NEW: Data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among factors, according to @EPIC.org, causing a “health privacy crisis” in the United States, eroding trust and deterring people from seeking medical care.
Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.
www.wired.com

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If you are organizing folks in Minneapolis right now, you may find this guide to Signal for beginners by @mshelton.bsky.social useful: freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Signal, the secure messaging app: A guide for beginners
Also available in Spanish.
freedom.press

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Wow, talk about unprecedented.
The Fed Chairman makes official statement that the President is using criminal charges to threaten him over monetary policy.

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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
Just came across this listing for an (AI and) tech policy lead at King County. I'm under-qualified I think, but @rcalo.bsky.social @katestarbird.bsky.social, @techpolicylab.bsky.social can you amplify for other Seattle area tech policy folks? www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/5182127...
AI & Technology Policy Lead Advisor in Seattle, WA | GovernmentJobs.com
Apply for AI & Technology Policy Lead Advisor position in Seattle, WA through GovernmentJobs.com. Join our team and become a part of King County community.
www.governmentjobs.com

The woman ICE murdered was a poet 😔

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Anthropomorphizing language conceals the limitations of AI, promoting misplaced trust. @emilymbender.bsky.social & @nannainie.bsky.social suggest focusing on a system’s functionalities: instead of saying a model is “good at” something, say what it is “good for." www.techpolicy.press/we-need-to-t...
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' | TechPolicy.Press
We share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
www.techpolicy.press

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“Zervas remains single” 🙃

If you’re in Seattle.

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EPIC @epic.org · 18d
We're thrilled to welcome three new privacy experts to our Board of Directors: @dbrody.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, and Katherine Strandburg! We're looking forward to their guidance as we continue fighting to protect the fundamental right to privacy in 2026. epic.org/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Three Distinguished Members to its Board of Directors
epic.org

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Wyden and Cox have said that section 230 protections probably don't apply to chatbot output anyway. The "generative" in "generative AI" means that the chatbot is (most of the time) not presenting content from others, but rather spewing up its own.

fortune.com/2023/09/07/a...
The Lawfare Podcast: Cox and Wyden on Section 230 and Generative AI
Among the many issues AI products raise is whether or not their outputs are protected by Section 230, the foundational statute that shields websites from liability for third-party content.
www.lawfaremedia.org

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social was interviewed for an article titled “Live Cameras are Tracking Faces in New Orleans. Who Should Control Them?” published by @npr.org. Listen/read it here: www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...
Live cameras are tracking faces in New Orleans. Who should control them?
A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.
www.npr.org

Honored to join @epic.org’s board! 🙏 epic.org/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Three Distinguished Members to its Board of Directors
epic.org

X, not Grok, should apologize
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

The system is rigatoni’d
Italy says US has sharply cut proposed pasta tariffs after a review reut.rs/4jmki48
Italy says US has sharply cut proposed pasta tariffs after a review
Italy's foreign ministry said on Thursday the United States had sharply lowered proposed duties on several Italian pasta makers following a reassessment of their U.S. activities.
reut.rs

Can we talk about criminal responsibility for execs yet
We got Meta’s “general global playbook” for defeating advertiser verification regulations, which the company knows would reduce scams. It includes making scam ads “not findable” for regulators searching Meta’s ad library through targeted scrubbing.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta created ‘playbook’ to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents show
As regulators pressure Meta to verify the identity of advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant has drafted a “playbook” to stall them. A Reuters investigation examines its tactics...
www.reuters.com
Contrast this with how this same administration has revoked visas for researchers studying how information ecosystems are manipulated (including by foreign actors like Russia). Seems strange that they welcome back the manipulators and attack those working to identify and call them out.
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com

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Grading Is Forever 💎
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Live and Let Dissertate
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For Your Peer-Review Eyes Only

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Make a Bond movie academic:

Live and Let Dissertate
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For Your Peer-Review Eyes Only
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Doctor No (not that kind of doctor)