Discord’s Age Verification Rollout Is Not About “Protecting Teens.” It’s About Getting Us Used to Showing Our Papers Online.

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TL;DR – a new Discord Age Verification Policy conditions full participation on ID or facial scans. While framed as child safety, it normalizes identity-gated access, expands surveillance, and erodes anonymous speech for lawful adult users. Discord is introducing mandatory age verification using ID or facial scans for full access. This article argues the policy creates … Read more

Can You Trust WhatsApp? Meta’s Encryption Lawsuit, Snowden’s Warning, and the Illusion of Privacy

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Can You Trust WhatsApp? A Short Answer Short answer: WhatsApp claims to use end-to-end encryption based on the Signal Protocol, but that does not mean Meta cannot access metadata, influence key management, or undermine privacy at the app or server level. A new lawsuit alleges WhatsApp users may have been misled about how private their … Read more

The “Spinning Car” Analogy, as Applied When The Defendant Didn’t Do It

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Not all accused defendants are ‘guilty’. Many accused defendants did not do the unlawful activity claimed in the lawsuit for which money damages are sought. In the Strike 3 Holdings, LLC lawsuits in which our law firm often defends accused “John Doe” Defendants, too often, the accused ISP account holder did not do the downloading … Read more

MINDSET: How to effectively SEE your lawsuit (UNEMOTIONALLY).

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In this article, I will give a few suggestions about MINDSET. In this article, I will approach it from an unemotional standpoint. UNEMOTIONALLY — How to effectively SEE your lawsuit. MINDSET is relevant and important to your lawsuit, because having a healthy mindset will help you keep yourself ‘whole’ as you move through an experience … Read more

The emotional aspects leading to you being sued as a “John Doe” Defendant, and an attempt at a glimpse into what you are experiencing now.

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I was doing some hardcore reflecting just now (as an attorney, it is so important for me to be aware of when I am reacting to things — personal things at home, work things that come up, spiritual difficulties or insights that I am personally tangling with at the moment [my favorite form of reflecting … Read more