uk London cops are using an unregulated, 98% inaccurate facial recognition tech Cory Doctorow

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drm Justifiably angry man hacks evil GE refrigerator Mark Frauenfelder

politics Google says China- and Iran-backed hackers hit Biden and Trump campaigns Xeni Jardin

movies Watch Leonard Nimoy's 1983 TV documentary about Mr. Spock and Star Trek David Pescovitz

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rona Jason Voorhees pandemic mask available Rob Beschizza

music Watch "Mondo Elvis," a short and unsettling 1984 documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fans David Pescovitz

social distancing In quarantine, Thomas Dolby's kids turn dad's hit "Europa…" into "Corona…" Gareth Branwyn

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