Op-eds and essays on technology ethics, privacy, and policy.
A satirical take on Amazon’s home robot “Astro” — introducing a fictional competitor that wanders the house reciting Sufi poetry instead of harvesting data.
A delivery driver who opens your packages to charge extra based on what’s inside — an extended analogy for why net neutrality rules protect against discrimination, not government overreach.
On the 2016 Apple v. FBI encryption dispute: why a smartphone is less like a communication device and more like a deeply personal data store — a portable confessional.