Ethan Ehrenhaft
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Tech & privacy reporter @capitolforum.bsky.social | History enthusiast | Washingtonian #HTTC
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Roblox: Judge Rules Roblox's Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable Under Federal Law in Pending Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit $RBLX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/921pj90...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Roblox: Judge Rules Roblox's Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable Under Federal Law in Pending Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit $RBLX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/921pj90...
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We found at least 26 of 535 registered data brokers in California require consumers to provide their mobile ad IDs in order to opt out of sale/sharing of personal data.
One privacy expert told us these requirements would be “nearly impossible” for some consumers to comply with.
One privacy expert told us these requirements would be “nearly impossible” for some consumers to comply with.
Privacy Policy: Use of MAID in Data Broker Opt-Out Processes Raises Concerns Among Experts library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91u7h58...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We found at least 26 of 535 registered data brokers in California require consumers to provide their mobile ad IDs in order to opt out of sale/sharing of personal data.
One privacy expert told us these requirements would be “nearly impossible” for some consumers to comply with.
One privacy expert told us these requirements would be “nearly impossible” for some consumers to comply with.
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CPPA is now CalPrivacy! It underscores our commitment to operationalize privacy rights for California consumers. Keeping with the new name, CalPrivacy has launched eight new privacy tips to help keep your information safe. More: cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
CPPA is now CalPrivacy! It underscores our commitment to operationalize privacy rights for California consumers. Keeping with the new name, CalPrivacy has launched eight new privacy tips to help keep your information safe. More: cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
In honor of the new @kenlburns.bsky.social Revolutionary War doc, I wrote about the time some Marylanders did their best impression of the 300 Spartans, but with bayonets: boundarystones.weta.org/2025/11/04/1...
In 1776, the Maryland 400 Saved the Continental Army at the Battle of Brooklyn
At the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, a heroic stand by an outnumbered Maryland regiment may have saved the Continental Army.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
In honor of the new @kenlburns.bsky.social Revolutionary War doc, I wrote about the time some Marylanders did their best impression of the 300 Spartans, but with bayonets: boundarystones.weta.org/2025/11/04/1...
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Roblox: Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate 45 Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuits as Attorneys Say 'Hundreds of Similar Cases Against Roblox' Still Being Investigated
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October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Roblox: Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate 45 Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuits as Attorneys Say 'Hundreds of Similar Cases Against Roblox' Still Being Investigated
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Privacy Policy: Newsom Signs Nation's First Privacy Bill Requiring Browsers to Support Universal Opt-Outs of Data Sales library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8z7ewzq...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Privacy Policy: Newsom Signs Nation's First Privacy Bill Requiring Browsers to Support Universal Opt-Outs of Data Sales library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8z7ewzq...
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Privacy Policy: New Maryland Privacy Law Bans Sale of Sensitive Data, Targeted Advertising to Minors library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8z4v5za...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Privacy Policy: New Maryland Privacy Law Bans Sale of Sensitive Data, Targeted Advertising to Minors library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8z4v5za...
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Privacy Policy: California Privacy Regulator Is 'Pursuing Hundreds of Open Investigations'
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September 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Privacy Policy: California Privacy Regulator Is 'Pursuing Hundreds of Open Investigations'
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“The hallucination concern on AI ads is real,” Joshua Lowcock of Quad says. “If you’re a small business owner, you don’t want AI making up promises or offers to drive clicks and conversions that you carry the liability for”
Generative AI Is Reshaping the Ad Industry as Brands and Experts Weigh Pros and Cons
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September 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“The hallucination concern on AI ads is real,” Joshua Lowcock of Quad says. “If you’re a small business owner, you don’t want AI making up promises or offers to drive clicks and conversions that you carry the liability for”
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Roblox: Platform to Expand Age Estimation as Study Finds Continued Safety Loopholes $RBLX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8wu91yp...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Roblox: Platform to Expand Age Estimation as Study Finds Continued Safety Loopholes $RBLX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8wu91yp...
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Great talking with @tomkemp00.bsky.social about the state of privacy in California, data broker regulations, and the importance of cross-state collaboration on privacy enforcement.
Privacy Policy: Q&A With California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Tom Kemp (@tomkemp00.bsky.social)
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September 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Great talking with @tomkemp00.bsky.social about the state of privacy in California, data broker regulations, and the importance of cross-state collaboration on privacy enforcement.
Roblox says “its policies are purposely stricter than those found on social networks” but unlike most social media sites the platform directly caters to children under 13 and does not require an email/phone number to sign up.
We tested just how easy it is to create accounts.
We tested just how easy it is to create accounts.
Roblox: We Created 95 Underage Roblox Accounts in 1 Hour; Why It Matters and What It Says About Safety Issues With the Platform $META $RBLX $SNAP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8vvpb8x...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Roblox says “its policies are purposely stricter than those found on social networks” but unlike most social media sites the platform directly caters to children under 13 and does not require an email/phone number to sign up.
We tested just how easy it is to create accounts.
We tested just how easy it is to create accounts.
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Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top companies tracking you across the web. By automatically blocking their trackers, Privacy Badger makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight
Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back
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August 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Google, Meta, and Amazon are among the top companies tracking you across the web. By automatically blocking their trackers, Privacy Badger makes it harder for Big Tech companies to profit from your personal information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Millions of Americans rely on Life360 to keep track of their kids and loved ones—But the app is also enabling advertisers to target users based on who you are and where you go, from sports bars to Build-A-Bear Workshops.
Privacy experts have concerns. thecapitolforum.com/life360-fami...
Privacy experts have concerns. thecapitolforum.com/life360-fami...
Life360: Family Safety App Selling Datasets Based on Users’ Personal Information on LiveRamp’s Data Marketplace - The Capitol Forum
More than three years after family safety app Life360 (LIF) announced it would transition away from the sale of users’ precise geolocation data in favor of providing business partners with “aggregated...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Millions of Americans rely on Life360 to keep track of their kids and loved ones—But the app is also enabling advertisers to target users based on who you are and where you go, from sports bars to Build-A-Bear Workshops.
Privacy experts have concerns. thecapitolforum.com/life360-fami...
Privacy experts have concerns. thecapitolforum.com/life360-fami...
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Privacy Policy: California Readies Universal Deletion Mechanism as Study Reveals Widespread Data Broker Noncompliance $DNB $GTM $ZETA library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8utr52b...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Privacy Policy: California Readies Universal Deletion Mechanism as Study Reveals Widespread Data Broker Noncompliance $DNB $GTM $ZETA library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8utr52b...
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Let the lawsuits ... begin?
D.C.'s Attorney General has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s most recent push to take day-to-day control over MPD, calling it “brazenly unlawful." 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...
D.C.'s Attorney General has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s most recent push to take day-to-day control over MPD, calling it “brazenly unlawful." 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...
Why D.C. is taking Trump to court over MPD
This could be the first of many lawsuits over D.C.’s ability to govern itself.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Let the lawsuits ... begin?
D.C.'s Attorney General has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s most recent push to take day-to-day control over MPD, calling it “brazenly unlawful." 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...
D.C.'s Attorney General has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s most recent push to take day-to-day control over MPD, calling it “brazenly unlawful." 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...
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“Approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of 23 arrests," Press Sec. Leavitt told reporters. For reference, the D.C. police average is 58.7 each day.
Almost no one has been arrested because D.C. isn’t actually a crime-ridden hellhole.
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Almost no one has been arrested because D.C. isn’t actually a crime-ridden hellhole.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“Approximately 850 officers and agents were surged across the city. They made a total of 23 arrests," Press Sec. Leavitt told reporters. For reference, the D.C. police average is 58.7 each day.
Almost no one has been arrested because D.C. isn’t actually a crime-ridden hellhole.
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Almost no one has been arrested because D.C. isn’t actually a crime-ridden hellhole.
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Washingtonians couldn’t even vote for president till 1961. In 1973 we were allowed to elect our own mayor. But 250 years after the revolution it’s still
#taxationwithoutrepresentation for the District.
#taxationwithoutrepresentation for the District.
DC is unique.
While we pay taxes and uphold the responsibilities of citizenship, we're not a state. We don't control the DC National Guard and we don't have senators or full autonomy.
That's why you've heard me and many other Washingtonians advocate for DC statehood.
While we pay taxes and uphold the responsibilities of citizenship, we're not a state. We don't control the DC National Guard and we don't have senators or full autonomy.
That's why you've heard me and many other Washingtonians advocate for DC statehood.
August 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Washingtonians couldn’t even vote for president till 1961. In 1973 we were allowed to elect our own mayor. But 250 years after the revolution it’s still
#taxationwithoutrepresentation for the District.
#taxationwithoutrepresentation for the District.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Roblox: Moderation Loopholes Raise Child Safety Concerns as New Lawsuits Call Platform a 'Hunting Ground' for Sex Predators $RBLX $SNAP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8u549dd...
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August 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Roblox: Moderation Loopholes Raise Child Safety Concerns as New Lawsuits Call Platform a 'Hunting Ground' for Sex Predators $RBLX $SNAP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8u549dd...
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Join the AI Accountability Network!
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency & governance in relation to AI.
Applications close next Monday! 👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency & governance in relation to AI.
Applications close next Monday! 👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
August 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Join the AI Accountability Network!
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency & governance in relation to AI.
Applications close next Monday! 👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
We are recruiting journalists from around the globe to report on the impacts of algorithms and automated systems. We are seeking to support projects on transparency & governance in relation to AI.
Applications close next Monday! 👉 bit.ly/4nfIFlv
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Look at the "cast" here, via AP story: "Pres. Trump is expected to deliver remarks on the initiative Wed. afternoon... The event is expected to involve leaders from more than 60 companies, including major tech companies such as Google and Amazon..."
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July 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Look at the "cast" here, via AP story: "Pres. Trump is expected to deliver remarks on the initiative Wed. afternoon... The event is expected to involve leaders from more than 60 companies, including major tech companies such as Google and Amazon..."
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Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/data-brokers...
Hundreds of registered data brokers ignore user requests around personal data
Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/data-brokers...
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Privacy Policy: CPPA Approves California Privacy Regulations, Including Weakened Automated Decisionmaking Rules $DNB $GTM $ZETA library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8t3wpnb...
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July 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Privacy Policy: CPPA Approves California Privacy Regulations, Including Weakened Automated Decisionmaking Rules $DNB $GTM $ZETA library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/8t3wpnb...
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At today’s meeting, the CPPA Board unanimously voted to adopt a proposed rulemaking package on ADMT, cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, insurance, and CCPA updates. Now, the proposed regulations will be filed with the Office of Administrative Law.
July 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
At today’s meeting, the CPPA Board unanimously voted to adopt a proposed rulemaking package on ADMT, cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, insurance, and CCPA updates. Now, the proposed regulations will be filed with the Office of Administrative Law.