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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 · 22h
“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 · 6h
This is good policy.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 6h
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
Give them time, they'll tweak it to lie. #Techausted
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 28/09/2026
If elected, you will have the opportunity to pass a law to require cops to get a warrant to access this type of data, as well as regulate the data brokers making these breaches possible.
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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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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 28/09/2026
@wyden.senate.gov thank you for your staunch leadership on tech issues! Also, thank you for being so well-informed on these issues when so many in Washington are not!
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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.”
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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...
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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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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22/09/2026
It 100% is 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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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 22/09/2026
Extrajudicial killings, concentration camps, over 35k deported to countries they've never been to. This is America under trump. This is ethnic cleansing.
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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...
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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
I hate American men's obsession with the NFL. It's literally the worst league of any sport, male or female, college or pro. And the reason is exactly what you state. Horrible rich fascists.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 14/09/2026
Durham and Raleigh are some of the ugliest American cities because of it. Suburban sprawl = societal decay.
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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 · 13/09/2026
I disagree with the sentiments that we're on a path to lose the Senate. Dems will pick up seats and most likely will regain the Senate based on polling. TX & NC are def pickups. ME and AK are likely. IA is a strong possibility. SC has a very weak GOP candidate.
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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."
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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.
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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
It's not a gamble, it's a con. Fix your headline.
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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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Chris Lee @techausted.com · 08/09/2026
Abdul is amazing! I hope he wins.
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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.
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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
Yes. It should guarantee a right to paper/physical money, a right to human decisions in medicine and legal matters, a right to delete, and the right to transparent pricing (not algorithmic).
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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
@southey4senate.bsky.social @jay-k1.bsky.social pass this along to candidates & activists.
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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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