The Full Story
Two Estimates. One Algorithm Still Running.
The DOJ settled for $0. Then its own economists put a number on what RealPage's algorithm actually costs you.
Unfiltered Ledger
The Fine Print (primary) / The Public Record (secondary)
DHS Filed Zero Privacy Reviews in 2026
The law requires one before collecting your data. In 2024 they filed 24. Then 8. Then none.
The Public Record
The man who wrote it was in the room
He drafted Schedule F at Heritage in 2020. Six years later he stood next to Trump as it became law.
the-fine-print
MechaHitler's Maker Sued to Kill a Bias Law
The only statewide AI bias law in America is dead. The company that killed it had a bias record of its own.
The Fine Print
Dayton Bagged 72 Cameras It Can't Remove
The city suspended its Flock contract. Then it covered the cameras with trash bags, because legal removal wasn't clear.
The Fine Print
You Save $3,768. Your Data Earns Them $6,565.
Five companies extract more from your data each year than you manage to put away. Nobody has to tell you.
The Fine Print
Capital One Sent Your Job and Income to Meta
Its privacy policy said targeted advertising. It didn't say your preapproval status went to Facebook.
the-full-story
115 Hospitals Closed. The Insurers Got Richer.
Speaker Johnson said it would catch people playing video games. It caught maternity wards.
the-public-record
200 Said Don't. They Fired the One Who Asked.
Thomson Reuters renewed its ICE data deal after its own staff revolted. Nine days after the NYT, they fired the organizer.
The Full Story
The Plan That Got Surrendered
3.6 million borrowers had a $0 payment. Then the administration that could have defended the plan signed it away.
The Fine Print
Flock's "Immutable" Logs Aren't Anymore
They promised audit trails that catch officer abuse. Then the logs caught it.
The Public Record
Three Phone Calls Killed the AI Order
79% of Republican voters wanted what three billionaires phoned in to stop.