Dan notes that JD Vance’s speech in Paris about artificial intelligence — warning against excessive regulation and too much government involvement, and in favor of automation and economic growth — was starkly different from the zero-sum and predatory perspective in which he has viewed markets and the generally favorable attitude he has displayed about government involvement since his political career began. Dan attributes this to the residual influence of his time in Silicon Valley, where he has spent more time thus far than in any other facet of his professional life.

Is Silicon Valley’s influence also responsible for Vance’s apparent enthusiasm for wearable technology? He was recently spotted sporting an Apple Watch on Air Force Two. If so, Big Tech has misled him. The use of this device by a figure in his position poses serious national security risks. It presents a hacking target for hostile actors. And hacking may not even be necessary. There is already a well-established record of similarly high-value individuals unwittingly compromising their personal information simply through negligence.

The vice president should take off his Apple Watch.