AI is getting better at performing mass categorization of photos and text. A developer can scrape a bunch of photos from, say, Facebook -- either directly, likely violating the terms of service, or through offering an app by which people ...
I participate in a regular poll by the Christian Science Monitor on Internet policy topics. This week's question was about the recent data breaches at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
As you can see, most people said yes. I count myself ...
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... but Jimmy Carter would remain today in a position to review and object to the release of documents from 1977-1981? If a former president is deemed incompetent, would the objection pass to a conservator? But not an heir? "One President at a time" forestalls a lot of problems.
To tie the power to object to a person no longer in office -- and no longer bound by its oath -- is both under- and overinclusive. For example, no one could object to a release of JFK's papers by any future officeholder given how his presidency ended. ...
Justice Kavanagh expressed a desire for courts weighing privilege to factor in former presidents' claims, however. This makes so little sense to me! The privilege is a function of the office, not the person. It's a presidency, not a regency. ... pic.twitter.com/5yOAnT8STr
The Supreme Court recently turned away former President Trump's attempt to claim executive privilege over documents that could shed light on the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and for which President Biden had already waived privilege. ... nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/…
