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Proposed APRA Bill Is a Bad Attempt at Data Privacy Protection

Proposed APRA Bill Is a Bad Attempt at Data Privacy Protection

State privacy laws shouldn't be preempted

Jun 12

S.F. Proposition B’s ‘Cop Tax’ Would Increase Budget Uncertainty without Guaranteeing Better…

S.F. Proposition B’s ‘Cop Tax’ Would Increase Budget Uncertainty wi...

The San Francisco Police Department is facing staffing challenges, with the current number of officers falling below recommended levels…

Mar 1

Proposition E Is a Step Backward for San Francisco’s Crime Woes

Proposition E Is a Step Backward for San Francisco’s Crime Woes

How Prop E. Unecessarily weakens city ordinances

Feb 29

The Ongoing Legal Battle: Biometrics, 5th Amendment, and Phone Decryption

The Ongoing Legal Battle: Biometrics, 5th Amendment, and Phone Decr...

Does the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination mean that police cannot unlock your smartphone? It might be concerning to…

Jan 5

Authoritarian Governments with Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software

Authoritarian Governments with Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software

The precedent set by Saudi Arabia’s questionable record in sports washing, coupled with its alleged involvement in human rights abuses…

Dec 20, 2023

Can a President Pardon Himself?

Can a President Pardon Himself?

The strict letter of the law must reign supreme.

Jonathan Fuentes

Oct 24, 2023

Foreign Policy

A Constructivist Analysis of Philippine and Vietnamese Foreign Policy in the 2010's

A Constructivist Analysis of Philippine and Vietnamese Foreign Policy in the 2010's

Philippines and Vietnam foreign policy over the last decade was largely shaped by China’s continuing encroachment into the South China Sea…

Jan 1, 2020

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