I’m a Judge. Big Tech Just Turned Public Truth Into a Subscription Service
Across the country, local county courts face high storage costs and aging systems. To solve this, many local governments are moving their records to private, out-of-state cloud networks. The North Carolina Judicial Branch recently shifted its entire statewide court system to the cloud. While this is sold to taxpayers as a simple efficiency upgrade, it is actually a major shift in public governance. It turns essential public history into a profit-driven corporate asset.
