Andrew McKenzie

Palantir Technologies: Patient privacy risks in the NHS Federated Data Platform contract

Origins: CIA In-Q-Tel Funding & Counter-Terrorism RootsPalantir Technologies did not emerge from the typical Silicon Valley incubator ecosystem of consumer apps and ad-revenue models....

ByteDance: EU formal proceedings regarding addictive design and minor protection under the DSA 2024

Formal Proceedings Initiation: The February 2024 DSA Investigation into ByteDanceThe European Commission launched its major offensive against ByteDance on February 19, 2024, initiating formal...

CVS Health: FTC legal action regarding Caremark’s role in inflating insulin costs via rebate schemes

The 2024 FTC Administrative Complaint: Core Allegations of Unfair CompetitionThe Federal Trade Commission's administrative complaint, filed on September 20, 2024, marked a decisive escalation...

Telegram: Facilitation of organized crime including drug trafficking and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) distribution via unmoderated channels

The 'Zero-Moderation' Doctrine: Ideology as a Shield for CriminalityThe 'Zero-Moderation' Doctrine: Ideology as a Shield for Criminality Pavel Durov founded Telegram on a foundation...

Syngenta: Concealment of internal research data linking the herbicide Paraquat to Parkinson’s disease

The "Paraquat Papers": Uncovering Decades of Concealed Internal RecordsThe "Paraquat Papers" represent a definitive breach in the wall of corporate secrecy surrounding Syngenta Group...

23andMe: Negligent security practices facilitating credential stuffing attacks targeting Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese genetic data

Credential Stuffing Mechanics: Exploiting Recycled Login CredentialsThe mechanics of the October 2023 cyberattack on 23andMe represent a catastrophic failure of basic digital hygiene, not...

Ericsson: Internal corruption reports revealing bribery payments to the Islamic State (ISIS) to access transport routes in Iraq

The 2019 Internal Report: Uncovering the 'Speedway' RouteThe 2019 internal investigation by Ericsson stands as a definitive document in the annals of corporate malfeasance....

OpenAI: Unauthorized utilization of copyrighted non-fiction literature and news archives for Large Language Model (LLM) training

The 'Books3' Revelation: Uncovering the Shadow Library in Training DataThe transition of OpenAI from a non-profit research laboratory to a closed-source commercial entity is...

Organized Retail Crime Syndicates of America: The Takedowns in 2024 and 2025

The American retail sector is not shrinking; it is being looted at an industrial pace. In 2022 alone, the National Retail Federation (NRF) confirmed...

Volkswagen Group: Supply chain integration of sub-components manufactured using Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region

SAIC-Volkswagen Joint Venture: Structural Opacity in the Urumqi Plant OperationsThe Political Architecture of the Urumqi Plant The establishment of the Volkswagen Group's facility in...

JBS S.A.: Cattle laundering schemes obscuring deforestation in the Amazon supply chain

The 'Triangulation' Mechanism: Laundering Cattle Through 'Clean' IntermediariesThe Mechanics of Triangulation The primary engine driving deforestation in the Amazon supply chain is a logistical...

The Fentanyl Supply Chain: New Precursor Routes Involving India, Mexico, Guatemala And The Sinaloa Cartel (Part 1 of Multiple)

The global fentanyl supply chain and trade has undergone a structural mutation. Following the Chinese government's 2019 decision to schedule all forms of fentanyl...

Hyundai Motor Company: Use of underage labor at Alabama subsidiaries and suppliers 2022-2024

July 2022 Reuters Exposure of Child Labor at SMART Alabama LLCThe Disappearance of a Child in Enterprise A frantic call to the Enterprise Police...

Bayer: Litigation strategy regarding glyphosate carcinogenicity allegations

Strategic Framework: Deconstructing Bayer's 'Five-Point Plan' for Litigation ContainmentSECTION 1 of 14: Strategic Framework: Deconstructing Bayer's 'Five-Point Plan' for Litigation Containment Bayer AG's legal...

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