https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mvdhupjgd22fAnthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists https://prospect.org/2026/09/09/anthropic-artificial-intelligence-surveillance-system-monitor-activists/12 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdhupjgd22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mvaz7uekjk2kOne of the purest shames of this data-hungry ecosystem is that I reflexively decline syncing my contacts with ostensibly-innocuous apps (GoodReads, Strava) because I know they'll end up in someone's ID graph. I'd love to find my friends on these apps!11 Sep 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaz7uekjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mronwlwlr22qGoogle pulls $1B per day from its ads business alone 🙃 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mronwlwlr22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mnurjeujls2aMid-Year Personalized Pricing Roundup https://technologylaw.fkks.com/post/102n1er/mid-year-personalized-pricing-roundup09 Jun 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnurjeujls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mk4dj7qvx22mThe incredulousness with which we treat the GOP this turd of a federal privacy bill. Waste of our collective time.22 Apr 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4dj7qvx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mgdz6opy6c2oAnother day, another CCPA action. A few takeaways on CalPrivacy's settlement with Ford: https://technologylaw.fkks.com/post/102mm32/takeaways-from-calprivacys-375-000-settlement-with-ford06 Mar 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdz6opy6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mgbb6ghoo22mTakeaways from yesterday's $1.1M CCPA settlement with PlayOn Sports, including notes on risk assessments, opt outs (shocker), minors & students, the timing of it all, and more, at the link below. https://technologylaw.fkks.com/post/102mlys/takeaways-from-calprivacys-1-1m-settlement-with-playon-sports04 Mar 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbb6ghoo22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mfq6xeterc2f"in pursuit of protecting children online, we've age gated the internet. To make sure people age gate risk-free, we've made it okay to scan children's faces. this will fix the internet and our children." [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfq6xeterc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mfamsczfsc2uthis will be the one https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/announcing-ai-agent-standards-initiative-interoperable-and-secure19 Feb 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfamsczfsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mepdn3a7ys26They're saying bullying works. Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled13 Feb 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepdn3a7ys26https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3memicenp7c26The incessant puns from the AG's Office about the Disney settlement make it all seem so unserious, sorry to say! You're not Lesley Fair!11 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3memicenp7c26https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3melrxz7c2k2iOpenAI's privacy policy update is illuminating. Why are they harvesting contacts? Adding social features? Surely that was on the road map.11 Feb 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3melrxz7c2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3meffvxtxcc2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3meffvxtxcc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3meejot4nls2ySzoboszlai WHAT08 Feb 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3meejot4nls2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3me3f2tu6rc2nSchumer forcing removal of the OBBBA name but still using it in official contexts like this is so funny [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3f2tu6rc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mdttr3jdfk26Why did the FTC not twist the screws on the NFL about DJT’s Bad Bunnyphobia via the NFL Media/ESPN merger review02 Feb 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdttr3jdfk26https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mdo2dcabsk2lOk the consumer welfare standard covers labor violations then got it https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2026-01-29-warning-letter-diversity-lab.pdf30 Jan 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo2dcabsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3md5kkj7r7s26TikTok's new ToS and PP update shared with users via pop-up that only accepts (no, I am not on TT, this was raised to me by my begrudgingly privacy-aware SO). Brazen disregard, crazy anti-consumerism. Best of luck with your ad network.24 Jan 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5kkj7r7s26https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mcgalclsbs27Nominating the car floor mat guy to the FTC is crazy work. What on earth.14 Jan 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcgalclsbs27https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3maw5mfnrqc2vIn our corner of the world, FTC enforcement is pored over, dissected, and drives how we advise on risk. So when this administration starts setting aside previous enforcement, it naturally throws a lot into flux. I wrote on this week's Rytr reversal: https://advertisinglaw.fkks.com/post/102lz36/no-more-rytrs-block-ftc-reverses-course-on-ai-enforcement26 Dec 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3maw5mfnrqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3magnosfv5k2kFirst company to offer a ground-up non-anthropomorphic chatbot may actually capture the enterprise market. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3magnosfv5k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mafgz7flpc2mHochul vetoed the New York Health Information Privacy Act. Have a great weekend y’all.20 Dec 2025 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafgz7flpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3mabk6jmhj22ySo back [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabk6jmhj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3m7r5uwoubk23This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.12 Dec 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7r5uwoubk23https://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3m7bw7bwtm22aUse Play Age Signals API terms of service link here 404s here - means they are not enforceable right? https://developer.android.com/google/play/age-signals/use-age-signals-api06 Dec 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bw7bwtm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewfolks.com/post/3m47u2inz7s24This has been happening for years with basic garage band beats “featuring” like three unrelated artists. It almost ruined release radar (the one thing I look forward to every week, which Spotify has ruined on its own volition). AI just makes the songs more believable. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:ywul3tefpsq4ymmfho57tx34/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47u2inz7s24