November 10, 2021 Civil Rights Issues Related to Artificial Intelligence Are Focus of San Jose State Panel By Ethan Gregory Dodge Residents can question elected officials’ tech decisions and crafting citizen oversight boards to enforce accountability. Read More 1
September 7, 2021 How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users By Peter Elkind, Jack Gillum and Craig Silverman WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but a ProPublica investigation reveals that the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors. Read More 3
May 15, 2021 The Real Faces of Silicon Valley By Mary Beth Meehan and Fred Turner As the valley’s tech companies have driven the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, the region remains one of the most unequal. Read More 4
May 9, 2021 Facebook’s Oversight Board has Upheld its Ban of Donald Trump By Mike Isaac Facebook’s Oversight Board said the ongoing risk of violence “justified” the suspension. Read More 6
February 13, 2021 26 Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica An expert on Section 230 talks with the ProPublica editor-in-chief about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out. Read More 9
December 31, 2020 2020: The Lost Year By Silicon Valley Newsroom It’s been a millennium and a decade since two identical numbers divisible by 10 paired together in such a beautiful fashion. Read More 1
September 21, 2020 Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Santa Clara County CCW Case By Jennifer Wadsworth Capt. James Jensen, attorneys Harpaul Nahal and Christopher Schumb and gun dealer Michael Nichols go to trial on Nov. 2. Read More 11
September 8, 2020 Is Cannabis an ‘Industry’ in the U.S? Depends Who You Ask By Dan Mitchell Language is important in the pot world in surprising ways, and a new debate over what to call the business is brewing. Read More 2
August 27, 2020 Facebook Exec Security Team Escapes Prosecution in Gun Permit Scandal—So Far By Jennifer Wadsworth The alleged mastermind of an bribery plot managed to duck charges for now. As did many of his apparently perjurious colleagues. Read More 6
November 8, 2019 DA Targets Santa Clara County Undersheriff as Part of Ongoing Concealed Weapons Probe By Jennifer Wadsworth Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items. Read More 12
September 27, 2019 Facebook’s Executive Protection Firm Received Four Gun Permits By The Fly Just months after Martin Nielsen made an unusual political donation to the sheriff, she apparently granted him and a few colleagues CCW permits. Read More 4
August 22, 2019 James Campagna, Treasurer of Pro-Sheriff PAC Under DA Scrutiny, Speaks Out By The Fly And he shared enough hints for subpoena-empowered investigators to track down the true source of funds behind a $45,000 political donation. Read More 4
August 14, 2019 Security Firm Pledges Full Cooperation with DA During Investigation into Sheriff Smith By The Fly Executive protection company AS Solution said it will help the DA as needed, and has even launched its own internal inquiry into the matter. Read More 5
July 8, 2019 Can California Crack Down on Deepfakes Without Violating First Amendment Rights? By Ben Christopher It’s unclear whether a ban on convincing video forgeries, known as deepfakes, would pass constitutional muster. Read More 1
October 17, 2018 Virtual Reality Pioneer Jaron Lanier Makes the Case for Opting Out of Social Media By Wallace Baine Jaron Lanier argues in a new book that intentionally addictive online networks undermine truth and makes us all miserable. Read More 3
June 26, 2018 Two San Jose Council Members Leave Republican Party Over Trump’s Immigration Policy By Winona Rajamohan President Donald Trump’s draconian family separation policy has prompted some South Bay leaders to cut ties with the Republican Party. Read More 12