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Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.

https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #USPolitics #Government #Crypto #DOJ #Senate #ToddBlanche

ProPublica

Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation

The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related assets when he shut down crypto investigations.

Terence Eden

@Edent@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

🆕 blog! “Vanguard - The Government Project to get British Businesses to use the Internet”

Email isn't an obvious business benefit. Imagine it is the early 1980s and you need to communicate with people across the country. A first-class letter will cost you 17p - about 60p in today's money. The letter will be…

ProPublica and 3 others boosted

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 weeks ago

NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.

“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations

#News #trump #transportation #government #safety #ai #artificialintelligence #GoogleAI #google

ProPublica

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence

The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”

Sabrina Web :privacypride: 📎 boosted

Mad A. Argon :qurio:

@madargon@is-a.cat · 4 years ago

How I see attempts to force #backdoors in E2E #encryption...

#drawing #comic #geek #government #privacy #security

Comic with title "Government's fight against encryption".
First picture: Nerdy-looking man with beard holds baloon. Other man has a needle and says: "I want a small hole in this so I could use it if I would need to." Man with beard replies: "But it's impossible! Or you would destroy everything..."
Second picture: Closer view, head, shoulders and arm of bearded man with ballon. Only hands of man with needle are visible, needle is close to ballon. Man with needle says: "I said only small hole. Nobody else would know about this." Bearded man replies: "It doesn't work... THIS WAY!". His last two words are on third picture, with close view of ballon and hand touching its surface with needle.
On last, fourth picture there is orange-yellow explosion with big text "BOOM!". — Comic with title "Government's fight against encryption". First picture: Nerdy-looking man with beard holds baloon. Other man has a needle and says: "I want a small hole in this so I could use it if I would need to." Man with beard replies: "But it's impossible! Or you would destroy everything..." Second picture: Closer view, head, shoulders and arm of bearded man with ballon. Only hands of man with needle are visible, needle is close to ballon. Man with needle says: "I said only small hole. Nobody else would know about this." Bearded man replies: "It doesn't work... THIS WAY!". His last two words are on third picture, with close view of ballon and hand touching its surface with needle. On last, fourth picture there is orange-yellow explosion with big text "BOOM!".

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 weeks ago

https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #USPolitics #Government #Crypto #DOJ #Senate #ToddBlanche

ProPublica

Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation

Gjalt-Jorn Peters boosted

Jan Vlug

@janvlug@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

@lexinova @nlnetlabs @nextcloud @terts

I wrote once a blog about #GitLab, #GitHub, and #Forgejo ( #codeberg). What to choose?

It is in Dutch, but I'm pretty sure your browser can translate it for you:

https://developer.overheid.nl/blog/2025/11/11/git-forge-overheid

It is a recommendation for a #GitForge for the Dutch #government.

Part of the conclusion:
In summary, from the point of view of digital sovereignty and digital autonomy is a self-hosted Forgejo the best choice for the government.

#digitalsovereignty #digitalautonomy

Aanbeveling voor de Git-werkplaats van de overheid | developer.overheid.nl

De Nederlandse overheid

Dave V. ND9JR boosted

Ami

@ami@mastodon.world · 4 weeks ago

If the #government gave a crap about any of us the #databroker industry simply wouldn't exist.

It should be illegal to harvest people's data and even worse to sell it. It's called #stalking when we do it.

They are vultures and pick over the corpse of every #databreach

#privacy #PII #security #data #breach

Ami

@ami@mastodon.world · 4 weeks ago

If the #government gave a crap about any of us the #databroker industry simply wouldn't exist.

It should be illegal to harvest people's data and even worse to sell it. It's called #stalking when we do it.

They are vultures and pick over the corpse of every #databreach

#privacy #PII #security #data #breach

LΞX/NØVΛ 🇪🇺

@lexinova@cyberplace.social · 4 weeks ago

@nlnetlabs @nextcloud @terts happy to see you moving, hope other follow like nextcloud, as a major piece in many's freedom from US and Big Tech Golden Jail, see them on an US monopolistic platform is dangerous if said monopolistic corporation try to shut them down.

Jan Vlug

@janvlug@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

@lexinova @nlnetlabs @nextcloud @terts

I wrote once a blog about #GitLab, #GitHub, and #Forgejo ( #codeberg). What to choose?

It is in Dutch, but I'm pretty sure your browser can translate it for you:

https://developer.overheid.nl/blog/2025/11/11/git-forge-overheid

It is a recommendation for a #GitForge for the Dutch #government.

Part of the conclusion:
In summary, from the point of view of digital sovereignty and digital autonomy is a self-hosted Forgejo the best choice for the government.

#digitalsovereignty #digitalautonomy

Aanbeveling voor de Git-werkplaats van de overheid | developer.overheid.nl

De Nederlandse overheid

Chewie boosted

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Ireland drafts new surveillance bill expanding police powers to intercept encrypted messages 🔐
Includes legal basis for spyware use & device scanning tech 🕵️‍♀️
Civil rights groups warn of normalization of extraordinary powers ⚖️

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/ireland_wants_to_give_police/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Spyware #Encryption #HumanRights #Law #Cybersecurity #PoliceTech #CivilLiberties #EU #Government #DataProtection #Security #DigitalRights #Ireland #Irish

Ireland explores legal spyware, encryption-breaking powers

: Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 weeks ago

NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive

Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.

https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans

#news #tennessee #gambling #government #personalfinance #sports

ProPublica

How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive

Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 weeks ago

NEW: Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry

The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office.

Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole.

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-parole-drop-jeff-landry

#news #louisiana #criminaljustice #JeffLandry #government

ProPublica

Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry

The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole.

knoppix

@knoppix95@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/ireland_wants_to_give_police/

#TechNews #Privacy #Surveillance #Spyware #Encryption #HumanRights #Law #Cybersecurity #PoliceTech #CivilLiberties #EU #Government #DataProtection #Security #DigitalRights #Ireland #Irish

Ireland explores legal spyware, encryption-breaking powers

: Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 4 weeks ago

NEW: Our Reporting Showed #Washington Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the State Is Working to Speed It Up.

The state’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like #Iowa and #Texas have made more progress in renewable energy growth.

https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades

#news #environment #government #energy

ProPublica

Our Reporting Showed Washington Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the State Is Working to Speed It Up.

The state’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like Iowa and Texas have made more progress in renewable energy growth.