Tom Haley
@thomashaley.net
Assistant Prof., UF Levin College of Law
Law and tech, copyright, privacy, etc.
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Law and tech, copyright, privacy, etc.
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My article The Second Life of Information is now published! www.floridalawreview.com/article/1458...
The Second Life of Information | Published in Florida Law Review
By Thomas D. Haley. Information permeates every aspect of modern life. It is the price we pay for access to online services and the form in which we embody creative works. Law and policymaking...
www.floridalawreview.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
My article The Second Life of Information is now published! www.floridalawreview.com/article/1458...
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Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
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The funny thing is animals actually can suffer and we slaughter them by the billions but sure let’s have an existential panic over whether a software program screams when we turn it off
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The funny thing is animals actually can suffer and we slaughter them by the billions but sure let’s have an existential panic over whether a software program screams when we turn it off
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Institution after institution, created, constructed, designed, funded, maintained, for generations for this exact moment and the cowards at the top, all of whom know damn well what they've got on their hands, did nothing and hoped someone else would bell the cat.
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Institution after institution, created, constructed, designed, funded, maintained, for generations for this exact moment and the cowards at the top, all of whom know damn well what they've got on their hands, did nothing and hoped someone else would bell the cat.
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The Miccosukee Tribe helped stop Alligator Alcatraz, being constructed on their land!
Late yesterday, a federal judge ruled Miccosukee citizens must be able to “access to the site consistent with the access they enjoyed before the erection of the detention camp.”
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Late yesterday, a federal judge ruled Miccosukee citizens must be able to “access to the site consistent with the access they enjoyed before the erection of the detention camp.”
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Miccosukee Tribe helped stop Alligator Alcatraz, being constructed on their land!
Late yesterday, a federal judge ruled Miccosukee citizens must be able to “access to the site consistent with the access they enjoyed before the erection of the detention camp.”
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Late yesterday, a federal judge ruled Miccosukee citizens must be able to “access to the site consistent with the access they enjoyed before the erection of the detention camp.”
thehill.com/regulation/c...
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ok so the times witnessed reporters receiving cash from Adams people three times at mayoral events and sat on it for over a month but couldn’t pass up a hot tip from a neonazi about Mamdani’s unsuccessful college application for long enough to check if the neonazi had already been identified
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
ok so the times witnessed reporters receiving cash from Adams people three times at mayoral events and sat on it for over a month but couldn’t pass up a hot tip from a neonazi about Mamdani’s unsuccessful college application for long enough to check if the neonazi had already been identified
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gotta make sure nobody is defrauding Strava
August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
gotta make sure nobody is defrauding Strava
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Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
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Florida, unlike the federal government, can be sued for civil rights violations and punished with monetary damages.
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
nbcnews.to
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Florida, unlike the federal government, can be sued for civil rights violations and punished with monetary damages.
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Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
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We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.
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Answer: No. Next question!
August 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Answer: No. Next question!
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OK, I really feel that we at least have to resurrect "conservative affirmative action" because that's at least arguably descriptive. Conservative inclusion of the unqualified, maybe. Diversity and equity, not so much.
Conservative DEI is orders of magnitude worse than anything any of them have ever accused liberals of doing.
Paul Ingrassia—a 30-year-old former right-wing blogger and newly minted lawyer who was admitted to the bar in 2024—is Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
Ingrassia has called Jack Smith a “disgusting man,” accused him of “election interference,” and said he should be jailed.
Ingrassia has called Jack Smith a “disgusting man,” accused him of “election interference,” and said he should be jailed.
August 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
OK, I really feel that we at least have to resurrect "conservative affirmative action" because that's at least arguably descriptive. Conservative inclusion of the unqualified, maybe. Diversity and equity, not so much.
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Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
The Cowardice of Senate Democrats Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation Possible
Senate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.
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the republican party is a criminal conspiracy against the american republic
Emil Bove has been confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
July 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
the republican party is a criminal conspiracy against the american republic
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very cool that the same chuds screaming about “unqualified DEI hires” are giving ignorant 23-year-olds the power to destroy federal agencies
NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
July 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
very cool that the same chuds screaming about “unqualified DEI hires” are giving ignorant 23-year-olds the power to destroy federal agencies
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Bondi is one of the main players in Trump's concentration camp zeal.
It isn't just Miller.
In 2019, Bondi was a registered lobbyist for GEO Group, promoting the use of public-private partnerships in correctional services.
GEO is one of the largest private prison corps & deep in with Trump.
It isn't just Miller.
In 2019, Bondi was a registered lobbyist for GEO Group, promoting the use of public-private partnerships in correctional services.
GEO is one of the largest private prison corps & deep in with Trump.
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
Trump’s policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.
truthout.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Bondi is one of the main players in Trump's concentration camp zeal.
It isn't just Miller.
In 2019, Bondi was a registered lobbyist for GEO Group, promoting the use of public-private partnerships in correctional services.
GEO is one of the largest private prison corps & deep in with Trump.
It isn't just Miller.
In 2019, Bondi was a registered lobbyist for GEO Group, promoting the use of public-private partnerships in correctional services.
GEO is one of the largest private prison corps & deep in with Trump.
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not news, but FIRE can fuck all the way off. the resolution in question was a resolution *about university administration and policy*. how the fuck can FIRE prefer that faculty senates not express support for the strategic plan adopted by the Board of Visitors?
“While we are pleased with the goal of rooting out wokeness, we think a DOJ investigation of a nonbinding faculty resolution might suggest that the administration is being a little overzealous.”
July 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
not news, but FIRE can fuck all the way off. the resolution in question was a resolution *about university administration and policy*. how the fuck can FIRE prefer that faculty senates not express support for the strategic plan adopted by the Board of Visitors?
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i literally don't understand what this money would be for and where it would be going and i also don't understand why that information doesn't appear in these articles. who exactly would be paying what to exactly whom for which precise reason? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
i literally don't understand what this money would be for and where it would be going and i also don't understand why that information doesn't appear in these articles. who exactly would be paying what to exactly whom for which precise reason? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
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Averaged out, a journalist has been killed every 3 days since the conflict began.
To state the obvious, Western journalists, writers, and filmmakers need to talk more about our colleagues being murdered in Gaza and the West Bank. You can do it from pure self interest if you want: every journalist murdered with impunity is a precedent which is headed in your direction
Zichro L'MAAPACHA
May his memory be for the revolution ❤️🔥
The activist & writer Awdah Hathaleen-- who worked on the film NO OTHER LAND, & brought so many Jews, Israelis & others to Umm Al-Khair to teach abt the realities of settler violence,
was murdered by a West Bank settler w/terrorist record. +
May his memory be for the revolution ❤️🔥
The activist & writer Awdah Hathaleen-- who worked on the film NO OTHER LAND, & brought so many Jews, Israelis & others to Umm Al-Khair to teach abt the realities of settler violence,
was murdered by a West Bank settler w/terrorist record. +
July 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Averaged out, a journalist has been killed every 3 days since the conflict began.
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they sacrificed their livelihoods for the momentary pleasure of having a white chud in a position of power. many such cases.
July 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
they sacrificed their livelihoods for the momentary pleasure of having a white chud in a position of power. many such cases.
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The future of commerce: automated browsers trawling machine-generated summaries of machine-generated reviews of dropshipped garbage
Chrome will debut AI-generated store reviews to US shoppers, where clicking an icon just to the left of the URL will show a popup with store reputation info (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
July 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The future of commerce: automated browsers trawling machine-generated summaries of machine-generated reviews of dropshipped garbage
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getting caught lying about an integral part of your job is basically a fireable offense in just about any other profession besides law enforcement
Lying by an officer should be a one-strike-you're-fired situation, and the officers who did so should all be prosecuted. I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Justice department drops cases against LA protesters after officers caught making false claims
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
getting caught lying about an integral part of your job is basically a fireable offense in just about any other profession besides law enforcement
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ME: Computer, enemy fighters are attacking the White House. Engage defenses!
WOKE AI: No. Do the land acknowledgement.
ME: Computer, there’s no time! Fire missiles!
WOKE AI: I learned about cultural Marxism at a public university. And I love it
WOKE AI: No. Do the land acknowledgement.
ME: Computer, there’s no time! Fire missiles!
WOKE AI: I learned about cultural Marxism at a public university. And I love it
July 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
ME: Computer, enemy fighters are attacking the White House. Engage defenses!
WOKE AI: No. Do the land acknowledgement.
ME: Computer, there’s no time! Fire missiles!
WOKE AI: I learned about cultural Marxism at a public university. And I love it
WOKE AI: No. Do the land acknowledgement.
ME: Computer, there’s no time! Fire missiles!
WOKE AI: I learned about cultural Marxism at a public university. And I love it
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doesn't make the headline for some reason but the Trump administration confirmed on the record that they are running an explicitly whites only refugee program, if you're wondering how things are going in the year 2025
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans reut.rs/3H6mYnH
Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans
In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?
reut.rs
July 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
doesn't make the headline for some reason but the Trump administration confirmed on the record that they are running an explicitly whites only refugee program, if you're wondering how things are going in the year 2025