Adam Bender
@adambenderwrites.com
I'm an award-winning journalist and author from Philly. I am the deputy managing editor of Privacy Daily, where I report on state privacy laws, both existing and coming down the pike. My last novel was Utopia PR, a dystopian satire.
Named donors include Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Google, Meta, Microsoft and T-Mobile. www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom | CNN Politics
Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta are just some of the major companies who have made donations to build President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Named donors include Apple, Amazon, Comcast, Google, Meta, Microsoft and T-Mobile. www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
The ‘rough and ready’ genre’s current box office boom shouldn’t surprise us, say film-makers and experts @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘It’s like they’ve erupted out of someone’s subconscious’: how horror came to possess modern cinemas
The ‘rough and ready’ genre’s current box office boom shouldn’t surprise us, say film-makers and experts
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The ‘rough and ready’ genre’s current box office boom shouldn’t surprise us, say film-makers and experts @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Here's a song to get you pumped for the weekend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE4H...
Ash - Fun People (Feat. @grahamcoxon ) - Official Video
YouTube video by Ash
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September 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here's a song to get you pumped for the weekend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE4H...
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Very pleased that @calprivacy.bsky.social is partnering with multiple state AG offices to launch an investigatory sweep into businesses who fail to honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC), aka opt-out preference signal (OOPS). cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Joint Investigative Privacy Sweep:
CA, CO, and CT Investigate Businesses Refusing to Honor Consumers' Right
to Opt-Out of the Sale of The...
cppa.ca.gov
September 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Very pleased that @calprivacy.bsky.social is partnering with multiple state AG offices to launch an investigatory sweep into businesses who fail to honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC), aka opt-out preference signal (OOPS). cppa.ca.gov/announcement...
I have a song stuck in my head from Donkey Kong Bananza that just goes "Zebraaaa, zebraaaa, zebraaaa!!!" This is pretty weird.
August 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have a song stuck in my head from Donkey Kong Bananza that just goes "Zebraaaa, zebraaaa, zebraaaa!!!" This is pretty weird.
Wow, Bluesky will block users from Mississippi due to the state's age-verification law.
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Wow, Bluesky will block users from Mississippi due to the state's age-verification law.
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Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
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Maximum penalty is $21.09 trillion dollars (not kidding)
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Maximum penalty is $21.09 trillion dollars (not kidding)
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The Australian Information Commissioner has launched legal action against Optus over the 2022 data breach
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Australian Information Commissioner has launched legal action against Optus over the 2022 data breach
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Jhoan Duran on his introduction to the Citizens Bank Park crowd: "I can see they love baseball. They do everything for baseball. I love that."
August 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jhoan Duran on his introduction to the Citizens Bank Park crowd: "I can see they love baseball. They do everything for baseball. I love that."
Donkey Kong Bananza is really really good.
July 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Donkey Kong Bananza is really really good.
The first great Switch 2 mouse game might be a revived 33-year-old classic www.polygon.com/news/617058/...
The first great Switch 2 mouse game might be a revived 33-year-old classic
Unlock your inner artist
www.polygon.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The first great Switch 2 mouse game might be a revived 33-year-old classic www.polygon.com/news/617058/...
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NEW: Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
#Authors Is anyone else getting probably AI-generated scam pitches to market your book? I'm fairly sure AI is reading and summarizing my books (or maybe just the synopsis) and turning it into fake pitches from scammers.
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#Authors Is anyone else getting probably AI-generated scam pitches to market your book? I'm fairly sure AI is reading and summarizing my books (or maybe just the synopsis) and turning it into fake pitches from scammers.
Wow -- 2 more AGs acting on data privacy today! Nebraska and Connecticut, after last week's big CA Healthline action. We'll have more in today's Privacy Daily.
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow -- 2 more AGs acting on data privacy today! Nebraska and Connecticut, after last week's big CA Healthline action. We'll have more in today's Privacy Daily.
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Can’t stop, won’t stop, drawing Dick Grayson— so here’s NIGHTWING!!
July 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Can’t stop, won’t stop, drawing Dick Grayson— so here’s NIGHTWING!!
This article makes why foldable phones aren't selling well seem like a big mystery, but I think it's just that they cost too much. And cheaper non-foldables have better internal specs.
www.theverge.com/samsung/6973...
www.theverge.com/samsung/6973...
Samsung is about to find out if Ultra is enough
You can bet it will cost extra.
www.theverge.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This article makes why foldable phones aren't selling well seem like a big mystery, but I think it's just that they cost too much. And cheaper non-foldables have better internal specs.
www.theverge.com/samsung/6973...
www.theverge.com/samsung/6973...
Another sign that state privacy enforcement is heating up! news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Privacy Law Enforcement Enhanced By States’ Tech Hiring Push
State regulators are recruiting a new pool of talent to investigate under-the-hood corporate data privacy practices and level the playing field with tech-savvy industry.
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Another sign that state privacy enforcement is heating up! news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
What a Friday... We've got quite an issue for you today in Privacy Daily.
June 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What a Friday... We've got quite an issue for you today in Privacy Daily.
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IN: the state ban on AI regulation.
June 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
IN: the state ban on AI regulation.