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Last updated: May 2, 2026, 11:30 PM ET

Network Security & Civil Tech Friction

A clandestine smuggling network is reportedly moving Starlink terminals into Iran to circumvent state-mandated internet blackouts, illustrating the growing technical challenge of maintaining digital sovereignty against decentralized access tools. Concurrently, the proliferation of autonomous systems in public spaces is generating user friction, as exemplified by recent reports detailing resident frustration over the operational disturbances caused by delivery robots, leading some municipalities, like Glendale, to consider outright bans on the automated sidewalk traffic creating problems.