Education
Artificial Intelligence
Introduction Just a few years ago, the idea that students could receive personalized tutoring and homework help via artificial intelligence would have seemed like something out of a science fiction…
Information privacy
Liberty
Separating TikTok from communist China
Editors at National Review Online emphasize the importance of removing TikTok from its current home under communist Chinese control. [T]he Trump administration is obligated by law to ban ByteDance from…
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AI company funnels American data to communist China
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist highlights disturbing news about a company working with artificial intelligence. The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek is allegedly syphoning American user data to China’s…
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Voter Registration Group With Free TSwift Tickets Has Shady Ties
Chuck Ross of the Washington Free Beacon documents the dubious background of a voter registration group trying to influence this year’s election. A voter registration group aligned with Democrats is…
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Chinese Communists Seek Americans’ Health Data
Congressmen Brad Wenstrup and Mark Green write for National Review Online about an emerging threat from communist China. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) quest for global dominance continues. What began…
Elections & Public Integrity
Reversing Course on Election Data-sharing Program Is Looking Better
I spent the better part of two years advocating for North Carolina to join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a program that would be a “strong tool to help…
Liberty
Death of TikTok? Why NC Has Banned the Social Media App
Is the death of TikTok coming to the United States sooner rather than later? That’s possible as Texas joins North Carolina and other states in banning the use of the…
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Banning TikTok in America
Editors at National Review Online urge authorities to outlaw a popular social media platform. A series of reports detailing TikTok’s undeniable ties to China has once again subjected the company…
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TikTok’s Elections Center and the Threat to National Security
Emily Jashinsky writes for the Federalist about the latest concern surrounding social media giant TikTok. TikTok just unveiled an “Elections Center” that will put detailed voter profiles in the hands…
Elections & Public Integrity
Warts and All, Data Sharing Program Would Help Clean North Carolina Voter Rolls
(UPDATE: North Carolina should take steps to protect data privacy or withdraw from ERIC.) Last year I wrote that North Carolina should join the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and…
Liberty
Top Tech Companies Then and Now
The Internet has come a long way from the days of AOL’s universally recognized dial-up sound, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service, and MySpace’s top friends list. What used to be seen as a…
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Fighting back against COVID databases
Christopher Bedford of the Federalist highlights a looming challenge generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccine passports are on the march. Before long, if not already, you might need one…