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They Need You To See Everything: The Elizabeth Holmes matter calls for reflection on the relationship between marketing, emerging health technology, and the responsibilities that accompany public trust. The appeal of more accessible diagnostic testing was understandable. My concern is how the promotion of that promise created expectations that the company’s technology and supporting systems could not responsibly sustain.
Read more: They Need You To See Everything: The Elizabeth Holmes matter calls for reflection on the relationship between marketing, emerging health technology, and the responsibilities that accompany public trust. The appeal of more accessible diagnostic testing was understandable. My concern is how the promotion of that promise created expectations that the company’s technology and supporting systems could not responsibly sustain.By Sally Vazquez-Castellanos, Esq. Published on November 4, 2026 at approximately 8:57 am. OPINION: Marketing plays an important role in that process. A campaign establishes expectations among investors, commercial partners, patients, and employees. Once those expectations become financing commitments, partnership agreements, and launch schedules, they can place substantial downward pressure on the organization. Scientists and…
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An Idiot’s Guide to Getting Rejected by an Algorithm
Read more: An Idiot’s Guide to Getting Rejected by an AlgorithmAn Idiot’s Guide to algorithmic hiring, résumé gerrymandering, identity theft, and digital framing—with Hollywood satire and employment privacy law.
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Automated Hiring and the Limits of New York City Law 144
Read more: Automated Hiring and the Limits of New York City Law 144An attorney examines NYC’s automated hiring law, the limits of bias audits, and why employers must remain accountable under civil rights laws.
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U.S. SAFE WEB: Consumer Protection Across Borders
Read more: U.S. SAFE WEB: Consumer Protection Across BordersExplore how the U.S. SAFE WEB Act helps the FTC combat cross-border fraud, investigate deceptive data practices, and cooperate with foreign authorities.
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Cambridge Analytica: When Personal Data Became Political Currency
Read more: Cambridge Analytica: When Personal Data Became Political CurrencyExplore how Cambridge Analytica turned Facebook data into political profiles—and why Warren and Brandeis’s privacy warning still matters.
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When Something Sounds Wrong: Vehicle Systems, Privacy, and California Family-Law Protections
Read more: When Something Sounds Wrong: Vehicle Systems, Privacy, and California Family-Law ProtectionsPerspectives: Technology, Global Privacy & Data Protection By Sally Vazquez Castellanos Published on October 24, 2026 at approximately 1:05 p.m. An unfamiliar sound comes through a vehicle’s speakers. The radio behaves unexpectedly. A connection interrupts the audio, or the infotainment system operates in a way the owner cannot explain. These experiences raise a not-so-simple question:…
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Global Perspective
Read more: Global PerspectiveVehicle radio or infotainment concerns? A sample inspection letter and California legal insights on privacy, coercive control, custody, and qualified help.
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My Morning Breakfast: When Private Records Become Tools of Harassment
Read more: My Morning Breakfast: When Private Records Become Tools of HarassmentCalifornia technology abuse laws, political doxxing, and the risks to families when medical and children’s educational records are exposed or misused.
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My Morning Breakfast: Meta’s $25 Billion Privacy Judgment
Read more: My Morning Breakfast: Meta’s $25 Billion Privacy JudgmentMy Morning Breakfast examines Meta’s $25 billion New Mexico privacy judgment, the Cambridge Analytica fallout, and accountability for privacy promises.
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Perspectives: Governing High Technology in an Age of Scientific and National-Security Risk
Read more: Perspectives: Governing High Technology in an Age of Scientific and National-Security RiskExploring COVID-19, CRISPR patent disputes, surveillance capitalism, cybersecurity, and national security through the lens of technology governance and human rights.
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IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR VEHICLE IS BEING TARGETED ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAY
Read more: IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR VEHICLE IS BEING TARGETED ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAYConcerned about your safety on a California freeway? Practical guidance on avoiding confrontation, preserving evidence, and protecting connected-device privacy.
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Twitter’s Security Failures: Privacy Promises and Corporate Accountability
Read more: Twitter’s Security Failures: Privacy Promises and Corporate AccountabilityTwitter’s 2022 whistleblower allegations and $150 million privacy settlement highlight concerns about data security and corporate accountability.
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CNN’s Pegasus Coverage: Journalism, Surveillance, and Source Protection
Read more: CNN’s Pegasus Coverage: Journalism, Surveillance, and Source ProtectionCNN’s Pegasus coverage highlights spyware risks to journalists, confidential sources, and press freedom—and the limits of evidence of targeting.
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Apple’s NSO Lawsuit: When Litigation Risk Exposes Security Defenses
Read more: Apple’s NSO Lawsuit: When Litigation Risk Exposes Security DefensesWhy Apple withdrew its NSO Group spyware lawsuit—and what the dismissal means for user security, privacy, and legal accountability.
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Meta Glasses: What Do Privacy Promises Mean?
Read more: Meta Glasses: What Do Privacy Promises Mean?Sally Vazquez-Castellanos examines Meta glasses, privacy promises, advertising standards, and protections for consumers and bystanders.