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Chris Lee

@techausted.com
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Information security analyst, philosophy student, former aircraft mechanic and military veteran. I talk about the intersection of technology, philosophy, and politics. Graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. <techausted.com>

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20h
“In some ways, Axon is actually worse than Flock,” EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told @indyweek.bsky.social. “Flock never had mobile license plate cameras, and Axon does. They install them on patrol cars, and that means patrol cars become like roving data vacuums.”
indyweek.com
Apex Town Council Committee to Make Recommendation on Flock
Under pressure from residents, the town council is reconsidering the Apex Police Department’s contract with Flock.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 4h
This is good policy.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 4h
AI companies are now trying to convince you that LLMs are conscious. They are not and never will be. To be conscious requires a body, emotional relationships, and an environment to shape one's psyche.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22h
AI Will Never Achieve Human-like Consciousness techausted.com/p/why-ai-wil...
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AI Will Never Achieve Human-like Consciousness
Consciousness is embodied and relational
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22h
It’s Time to Reduce Screen-time in Our Schools open.substack.com/pub/techaust...
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It’s Time to Reduce Screen-time in Our Schools
I spoke at my local school board about the need to bring back print books
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23h
The Trump regime's new AI assistant confirmed Donald is a convicted felon, Biden won the 2020 election, and Trump is in the Epstein files before it stopped answering political questions.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22h
It’s Time to Reduce Screen-time in Our Schools open.substack.com/pub/techaust...
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It’s Time to Reduce Screen-time in Our Schools
I spoke at my local school board about the need to bring back print books
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22h
AI Will Never Achieve Human-like Consciousness techausted.com/p/why-ai-wil...
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AI Will Never Achieve Human-like Consciousness
Consciousness is embodied and relational
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/09/2026
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
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Jessica Lyons @jessicalyons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ShinyHunters claims they hacked the FBI and stole 2-3TB of employee data via an Oracle PeopleSoft 0day. “This is NOT financially motivated,” they told me. “We want the FBI to correct or retract their statements they made, which included substantial false allegations.”
theregister.com
ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'
This time it's personal
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22/09/2026
The real slowdown we need is not necessarily in AI development, it's in data collection and mass surveillance. The latter is easier to achieve and does more work.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22/09/2026
Do NOT download the White House app. It's spyware. www.atomic.computer/blog/white-h...
atomic.computer
Security Analysis of the Official White House iOS App
We reverse engineered the official White House iOS app (gov.whitehouse.app) and found concerning security and privacy issues, including a Russian-origin company executing live JavaScript, a false priv...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
Protecting children online matters—but age verification is not how you do it. Read our analysis of the new EU Kids Act, which is a threat to the open internet and our privacy eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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EU Kids Act Won't Keep the Internet Accountable and Trustworthy
The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will make internet access contingent on age, expand the use of
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 18/09/2026
Tired of hearing empty platitudes like "I'm an AI optimist" or "technology is a force for good." Technology is a tool. It's ability to do good or bad is based on who is using it and who controls it. That's why we regulate people, not tools.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 18/09/2026
Riders shouldn’t have to infer from language about “safety and security” that their behavior could result in a police response, EFF’s @htsuka.bsky.social told @theverge.com, adding that Waymo should clearly disclose that possibility before passengers get into the car.
theverge.com
Your robotaxi might be a narc
Waymo notified the police when it detected a gun during a ride, leading to the arrest of two teenagers. The incident exposes the limits of privacy in an autonomous vehicle.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 17/09/2026
We should be expanding net neutrality, not cutting it off at the knees.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 17/09/2026
This is evil. This is why we need a digital bill of rights with one of those being the right to human review. #DigitalBillOfRights
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 16/09/2026
Police should not be able to bypass the Constitution with a search for "haha." www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As
With no warrant requirements, limited guardrails, and deficient audit processes, ALPR databases have fostered a culture of unrestricted access to everyone’s location information. This culture of
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 17/09/2026
Attending AI and Cybersecurity training this week. The big takeaway so far is that the fundamentals still matter. Log everything, be careful with data, vet vendors, etc.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 14/09/2026
When AI execs say AI can kill us all, we need to hold them accountable & make them explain how. This could be a play for #OpenAI & #Anthropic to kill open-source models & kill competition.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 14/09/2026
The biggest threat from AI is economic collapse and a cybersecurity apocalypse, not human extinction. Oligarchs are trying to redirect your fear to distract and trick you. #AI
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
In states with abortion bans, medical providers are hesitating or flat-out refusing to terminate ectopic pregnancies, lawsuits allege. “I genuinely thought I was going to die,” said Kyleigh Thurman, who couldn’t get care in Texas.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 10/09/2026
We Need a Digital Bill of Rights open.substack.com/pub/techaust...
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We Need a Digital Bill of Rights
America’s tech billionaires today have more money and power than the oligarchs of the Gilded Age did at the height of their power.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 10/09/2026
We Need a Digital Bill of Rights open.substack.com/pub/techaust...
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We Need a Digital Bill of Rights
America’s tech billionaires today have more money and power than the oligarchs of the Gilded Age did at the height of their power.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/09/2026
“Data privacy is a fundamental human right,” EFF's @adamdschwartz.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com. “This includes the norm that data collected from a person for one reason should not be used or disclosed for another reason without first getting their opt-in consent."
arstechnica.com
Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”...
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 10/09/2026
The problem with AI is the same problem with all of Silicon Valley. It's not the tech itself, it's who owns it. Literal sociopaths control the way we watch, listen, read, pay, and communicate. That needs to end. #BreakUpBigTech #EndOligarchy
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 LG smart TVs have been caught collecting data even while offline or in standby mode. An investigation found models could scan nearby Wi-Fi devices, track what you’re watching, and even store microphone audio while disconnected, then upload that data once the TV reconnects to the internet.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
propublica.org
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 10/09/2026
A #DigitalBillOfRights must include a right to our own data, a right to know what is real vs. AI-generated, a right to human decisions in healthcare & policing, and a right to use traditional currency.
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WIRED @wired.com · 06/09/2026
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
wired.com
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Dark Reading @darkreading.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"The bug bounty ecosystem has been suffering for a long time, and AI just pointed out where the emperor had no clothes." —Katie Moussouris, Luta Security Researchers are finding more bugs. The harder question is whether vendors can keep up with fixing them. bit.ly/4qSUUXk
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AI Will End the Era of Hidden Vulnerabilities. Are Vendors Ready?
The Vulnpocalypse is a reckoning for software vendors as AI accelerates bug discovery, overwhelming remediation capacity and straining disclosure systems.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/09/2026
The man who told presidents they could crime with impunity is now fretting that they might, actually, ignore the law. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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It’s just too late for John Roberts to say he doesn't like Trump’s ballroom
The president's lawlessness is the chief justice's fault.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The surveillance state is getting out of control - has been for a long time. But, it's getting critical now.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 05/09/2026
We need a digital bill of rights to guarantee your right to physical currency. No one should ever be forced to use crypto. #DigitalBillofRights
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 05/09/2026
We need a digital bill of rights that guarantees your right to have a human make decisions for you instead of AI. #DigitalBillofRights
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 04/09/2026
There's now a website built from public audit data to help you find out if you've been targeted by Flock searches haveibeenflocked.com
haveibeenflocked.com
Have I Been Flocked? – Search Flock ALPR Audit Logs
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 03/09/2026
I sincerely hope the energy doesn't stop with AI data centers. We need a digital bill of rights to protect us all from big tech and the surveillance state.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 03/09/2026
Reading this critically important work now. If you have kids in school or care about education, read this: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPR5NXS...
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The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning-and How to Help Them Thrive Again; Updated Edition: Cooney Horvath PhD Med., Jared: 9798217423965: Amazon.com: Books
The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning-and How to Help Them Thrive Again; Updated Edition [Cooney Horvath PhD Med., Jared] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying...
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 03/09/2026
In the age of AI & mass surveillance, the only option is removing all photos of yourself from online. Cartoon yourself instead.
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Southey Blanton @southey4senate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There are constitutional amendments on the ballot for NC voters this November. Voting against them is the only option since they don’t actually do anything. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8c6ELTR/
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When your only voter turnout strategy is to put amendments on the ballot, you might be in trouble. It’s September and it’s time to get ready to vote. Check your voter registration today, learn who i...
TikTok video by southey4senate
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 31/08/2026
If you haven't picked up "The Nerd Reich" by @gilduran.com, please do so. It's probably the most important book published in the past 20 years.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 29/08/2026
I'm rebranding to reflect a change in direction I want to take. I plan to focus more on technology, how it can help us, and how it can harm us. We need to get serious about technofascism, technofeudalism, and oligarchy.
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Southey Blanton @southey4senate.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You can read today’s story on the massive debt that hyperscalers are hiding here:
wsj.com
Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems
Massive spending commitments for data-center leases and chips aren’t shown on companies’ balance sheets.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 18/08/2026
Capital One closed all the Trump Organization's bank accounts after its review uncovered money laundering. This is not old news. This happened this month. The POTUS is engaging in open criminal activity in office.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 13/08/2026
Moral is so low in the US military that we have troops trying to jump off ships. If this happened during the Biden admin, we'd never hear the end of it.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 13/08/2026
We need a national "right to human review" for all decisions affecting our health, finances, and criminal status. And we needed it yesterday. #DigitalRightsAreHumanRights
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 04/08/2026
What scares me the most about the future of the US is that the media ecosystem has collapsed in favor of the fascists. There is NO mainstream source to guide Americans.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: Cornyn and Tillis have confirmed they'll vote for Blanche after his order rescinding the "anti-weaponization fund." Any concern they claimed to have had for survivors was performative and has now been abandoned. Ultimately, they chose to bend the knee to the Trump administration.
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