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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · 26d

New from me: the downsides of data centers are already being reckoned with by lawmakers across the US, even as competition for the biggest tax breaks continues apace.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 26d

For Tech Policy Press, Tim Bernard reviewed over 300 proposed and passed bills related to data centers from across the United States. State legislatures seek to balance investment and jobs with a host of problems for energy infrastructure and impacts on the environment and communities on the other.

Through 300+ Bills, US Lawmakers Juggle Data Center Priorities | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press reviewed over 300 proposed and passed bills related to data centers from across the United States.

www.techpolicy.press

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · 28d

"We emailed Infidels MC for comment. In response, Mr Mulford instructed fellow leaders of the biker gang not to reply but included the BBC when he clicked "reply all" - inadvertently disclosing email addresses and names of fellow Infidels MC members, some of whom were working in Gaza"

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Aug 13

Sadly, no

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Aug 13

Pretty good prank?

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 31

@mmasnick.bsky.social and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social might both enjoy this article reflecting on how popular culture seems to have recently forgotten to reflect the magic of technology

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 29

If you have any evidence linking the orgs pushing age verification to the anti-trans stuff, I'd be super interested to see it.

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 29

I've been reading a lot from proponents, and they don't seem to be coming from the same place. The anti trans stuff in the UK sucks, but I don't think it's being pushed by the same people. The dynamics elsewhere aren't the same as in the US, where the power of rw evangelicals is pretty unique.

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 27

That's broadly true in the US re hard age verification identifiers for porn, but I don't think that's the case in the UK. Impact may be comparable though, perhaps in part b/c the US-based platforms have internalized the interests of the American proponents.

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 18

SMDH, @mmasnick.bsky.social

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 17

Just updated my @techpolicypress.bsky.social article on spyware to add the effective legal moves against FinFisher that were initiated by a complaint by NGOs including @netzpolitik.org, @rsf.org & @ecchr.bsky.social.

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jun 16

Despite a massive judgment against NSO Group, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, the battle against surreptitious surveillance software is far from over. For Tech Policy Press, Tim Bernard reviews legal and policy avenues for combating spyware:

Legal and Policy Responses to Spyware: A Primer | TechPolicy.Press

Following a judgment against NSO Group, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, Tim Bernard reviews legal and policy avenues for combating spyware.

www.techpolicy.press

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 17

Your underlying point may be right, but it's not accurate to say that the NIH says this. It's just one item in their vast library of medical literature from a range of sources. (When critiquing bad journalism, better to report with precision?)

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jul 17

*take down/censor. (The NIH didn't write it, they just make lots of research available in their library. Original skeet here is bad.)

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · Jun 18

I thought the TikTok ban was an idiotic moral panic and a gross curtailment of expressive freedom, but I’m at least as uncomfortable about a scenario where a platform with 170m US users exists entirely on the personal sufferance of Donald Trump (or any president).

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 17

A failure of journalism. Neither the push nor the NBC News article notes that THIS IS ILLEGAL. The law allows a one-time delay. That’s it! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Breaking news
5m ago
Trump set to grant another extension for TikTok to find a buyer for its U.S. operation or face a ban

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jun 16

My latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social article:

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Jun 16

Despite a massive judgment against NSO Group, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, the battle against surreptitious surveillance software is far from over. For Tech Policy Press, Tim Bernard reviews legal and policy avenues for combating spyware: www.techpolicy.press/legal-and-po...

Legal and Policy Responses to Spyware: A Primer | TechPolicy.Press

Following a judgment against NSO Group, developer of the notorious Pegasus spyware, Tim Bernard reviews legal and policy avenues for combating spyware.

www.techpolicy.press

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jun 11

And then yesterday, this story came out. We'll be watching to see where it goes! www.wired.com/story/google...

A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban

Silicon Valley software engineer Tony Tan says his battle against Google and the Trump administration is about upholding the rule of law.

www.wired.com

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jun 11

There were a couple of new pieces of information out last week about the TikTok ban (remember that?), so we've updated my @techpolicypress.bsky.social timeline. techpolicy.press/a-tiktok-ban...

A TikTok Ban Timeline: From Rapid Passage to Truce With Trump | TechPolicy.Press

In a dizzying year, the TikTok ban was passed, challenged, upheld and halted. With the app's fate hinging on Trump, Tim Bernard reviews the twists and turns.

techpolicy.press

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jun 6

Really, Alan Turing Institute?

turing.ac.uk using a Cloudflare real human verification check box test?!

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 29

In fact, so very justified that its implementation can be indefinitely delayed, b/c vibes

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 28

Weird that they don't mention Hungary's control of the media in this context...

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 25

If ever a byline bio needed an asterisk...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Byline: Opinion by Liz Truss. Liz Truss was prime minister of Britain.

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 15

I almost tagged you...

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 15

Parallels with social media feed algorithms that deliberately promote/demote certain types of content vs. "unbiased" purely engagement-based ones - reminds me of a conversation I had with @iyerland.bsky.social a few years ago.

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 15

Someone needs to mock up a FL Gators logo with missing and decaying teeth

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 8

I've been assuming that "device level" would really be OS level, meaning via the Google or Apple account (for Android and iOS devices), so that you can still have a shared device. Was that how you were thinking about it, @julietshen.bsky.social?

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · May 8

Also curious what the age verification industry thinks of the news that Google Wallet will be offering age verification. blog.google/products/goo...

It’s now easier to prove age and identity with Google Wallet

Learn more about new Google Wallet updates, including new ways to use your digital ID for age and identity verification.

blog.google

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