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Why Election Security Now Depends on Big Tech’s Data Centers

This Deep Dive was originally sent on September 30th, 2025. Election Day 2024 was supposed to be chaos. Foreign adversaries launched massive cyberattacks targeting voter registration sites. Millions of malicious requests flooded servers every second. The goal? Crash the systems right when Americans needed them most. Instead, something remarkable happened: nothing. Voters registered. Websites stayed...

By Aleksander Hougen — 30 Sep'25 Last Updated: 13 Oct'25

Your Data Is Training AI (And There’s No Opt-Out Button)

This Deep Dive was originally sent on September 21st, 2025. Let me paint you a picture: You upload a family photo to test out a new AI photo editor. Weeks later, that same AI generates a synthetic image of your child’s face in an advertisement you’ve never seen before. Sound far-fetched? Welcome to 2025, where...

By Mauricio Preuss — 21 Sep'25 Last Updated: 13 Oct'25

Google Escapes Breakup, Faces $20B Reckoning

This Deep Dive was originally sent on September 14th, 2025. Picture this: You pick up your iPhone one morning, open Safari, and instead of the familiar Google search bar, you’re greeted by… Bing. Or maybe DuckDuckGo. Or some AI-powered search engine you’ve never heard of. Sounds impossible? Well, this week a federal judge delivered a...

By Mauricio Preuss — 14 Sep'25 Last Updated: 17 Oct'25

Why Your Morning Coffee Order Is Being Sold to Insurance Companies (And 500 Other Buyers)

This Deep Dive was originally sent on September 5th, 2025. Remember that time you Googled “how to get rid of a dead body” because you were writing a mystery novel, or researched “suspicious moles” at 2 AM during one of those WebMD spirals that convinced you that a freckle was definitely melanoma? Yeah, well… someone’s...

By Mauricio Preuss — 05 Sep'25 Last Updated: 13 Oct'25

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The Encryption Apocalypse Is Coming!

This Deep Dive was originally sent on August 24th, 2025. You probably did at least three things this past week that you assumed were completely private: checked your bank balance, sent a personal message, and made an online purchase. And why wouldn’t you feel safe? Everything’s encrypted, right?… Yeah, we need to talk about that....

By Mauricio Preuss — 24 Aug'25 Last Updated: 04 Oct'25

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The Hidden Truth About “The Cloud”

This Deep Dive was originally sent on August 17th, 2025. You know that nagging question you’ve been pushing to the back of your mind every time you binge another series or upload hundreds of vacation photos to the cloud? The one that asks whether all this “free” digital stuff is actually free — and what...

By Mauricio Preuss — 17 Aug'25 Last Updated: 04 Oct'25

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Cloud Companies vs. Workers: The Battle Over Digital Warfare

This Deep Dive was originally sent on August 10th, 2025. Alright, we need to talk about something that’s probably going to make you uncomfortable. Every time you back up photos to Google Drive, ask ChatGPT a question, or stream something on Amazon Prime, you’re using the exact same infrastructure that’s currently helping to identify bombing...

By Mauricio Preuss — 10 Aug'25 Last Updated: 04 Oct'25

Every Major AI Company Is Getting Sued!

This Deep Dive was originally sent on July 30th, 2025. Alright, grab a cup of coffee, because we need to talk about what’s brewing in the AI industry! It’s been a pretty wild ride for nearly three years, with a flurry of lawsuits making their way through the courts. We’re seeing tech giants like OpenAI,...

By Mauricio Preuss — 30 Jul'25 Last Updated: 04 Oct'25

Digital Borders Are Here—Why Should You Care?

This Deep Dive was originally sent on July 20th, 2025. The digital privacy landscape is shifting dramatically. The Supreme Court just upheld Texas age verification laws, and major adult content sites have removed access to users in 20 U.S. states—with South Dakota becoming the latest to join the list. What’s Going On? Why It Matters...

By Mauricio Preuss — 20 Jul'25 Last Updated: 04 Oct'25

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