How GDPR is failing

PLUS: The Wetlands Are Drowning, and more [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [WIRED logo and a robot carrying a WIRED magazine]( [05.23.22]( [marshes in Maryland]( [WATER WORLD | 5-MINUTE READ]( [The Wetlands Are Drowning]( BY GREGORY BARBER [A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren’t keeping up.]( [birds on colorblock backdrop]( [IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ]( [Volodymyr Zelensky and the Art of the War Story]( BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN [Video dispatches from the Ukrainian president skillfully dissolve Putin’s delusions. We would all do well to listen.]( [Blue spheres emerging from a hole]( [WISHFUL THINKING | 6-MINUTE READ]( [Welcome to the Zombie Cryptocalypse]( BY GILAD EDELMAN [The same qualities that make cryptocurrencies go bust also explain why they refuse to die.]( [An illustration with a collage of browsers and cyber security icons.]( [GDP-ARGH | 10-MINUTE READ]( [How GDPR Is Failing]( BY MATT BURGESS [The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there’s a lag on cleaning up Big Tech.]( [GET WIRED]( [Memorial Day Sale. Give yourself the gift of information.]( [Get the print edition of WIRED and Gideon Lichfield's exclusive subscriber-only column for just $29.99 $5.]( [Subscribe now.]( [woman holding stomach]( [PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ]( [Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America]( BY GRACE BROWNE [Doctors will be cautious about offering any treatment that could be regarded as an illegal termination—forcing patients to seek out-of-state care.]( [mobile phone on red background]( [PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ]( [Motorola’s New 5G Phones Are Unambitious and Boringly Functional]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU [The Moto G Stylus 5G and Moto G 5G are adequate, but their screens, cameras, and software support are lackluster compared to their peers.]( [Stan Lee in front of red background]( [COMICS | 2-MINUTE READ]( [Marvel, Please Don’t Digitally Resurrect Stan Lee]( BY GRAEME MCMILLAN [The company has signed a deal to use his likeness for the next 20 years. Maybe it’s better to let him rest.]( [Eufy camera on pink]( [TRICK OR TREAT | 4-MINUTE READ]( [Eufy’s Treat-Dispensing Pet Camera Sends You Highlight Reels]( BY MEDEA GIORDANO [This gizmo lets you sling treats to your dog or cat when you’re away and can play out your prerecorded voice commands.]( [Rory Kinnear staring up from a hole covered in bloody scratches in film still from Men]( [MOVIES | 7-MINUTE READ]( [Rory Kinnear on Playing Men’s Villain with a Thousand Faces]( BY MARAH EAKIN [Well, maybe not 1,000, but at least nine.]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED%20Newsletter%20Questions,%20Comments%20or%20Feedback). This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.