For residents of the historic South Carolina city, the best solution to the coming storm may…
Author: Susan Crawford
****** Recognition Laws Are (Literally) All Over the Map
From Portland to Plano, local governments are placing different limits on the use of biometric data.…
The Best Jobs Are in Government. No, Really
Brett Goldstein learned a few things as a cop and in Chicago’s City Hall. Now he’s…
Do You Want Your Apps to Know About Your Last Doctor’s Visit?
A new regulation will make it easy to transfer your medical records to your health apps.…
Computer Models, Epic Floods, and the Fate of Coastal Cities
By 2050, coastal cities like Charleston may experience flooding more than 300 days a year. Now…
The Challenge of Helping Blind People Navigate Indoors
The very existence of Indoor Explorer, which uses Bluetooth beacons to map public indoor spaces, has…
Portland Is Again Blazing Trails for Open Internet Access
The city that fought AT&T to open its cable lines in the 1990s is now considering…
Why 5G Makes Me Reconsider the Health Effects of Cellphones
The FCC's safety standards for cellular communications date from 1996. 5G networks will require many more…
The Departure of HBO’s Boss Reveals AT&T’s Plan for Empire
With Time Warner in the fold, AT&T is now a three-headed conglomerate of media and communications.
China Will Likely Corner the 5G Market—and the US Has No Plan
China is on track to deploy high-capacity fiber-optic cable across much of Eurasia and lock out…