kpoter.bsky.social
@kpoter.bsky.social
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My story not only explains the Privacy Act and how it could play into these lawsuits; it also lists the eight lawsuits I'm aware of and gives you their current statuses (as of Tuesday afternoon).

I also link to the case dockets on @free.law's CourtListener so you can track them.
February 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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"The State Department has fired about 60 contractors who work for its democracy, human rights and labor bureau, a division whose programs have often been criticized by authoritarian leaders ... The dismissals deal a severe blow to the bureau..." https://nyti.ms/3Engrn0
February 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Where my E-Government Act of 2002 nerds at? https://bit.ly/40zdxmv
January 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Today I learned about this area called "MarTech"

It refers to "software marketing teams use so they do not have to bug engineers to build stuff like send customized emails, track customers, optimize ads etc"

It's a MASSIVE category, apparently. Thousands of companies and big $$
January 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. Congress sho...
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January 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in “horribly shortsighted” decision
Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in “horribly shortsighted” decision
The Department of Homeland security told members of the Cyber Safety Review Board that their membership was terminated. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Whyyyy must I be the one responsible for doing all this work to unsubscribe when I never subscribed in the first place 😩
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM