inequality Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein: "In patriarchy, no one can hear you scream" Cory Doctorow

picks Kavanaugh's weeping, shouting, and blaming is classic DARVO behavior Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow

denialism Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow

Business FTC takes action against stalkerware company Retina-X Gennie Gebhart and Eva Galperin

guns Seattle authorities used "Red Flag" gun laws to disarm a Neo-Nazi Thom Dunn

Business 45 Google whistleblowers tell tales of workplace retaliation after reporting abuse Cory Doctorow

science fiction University of Kansas's Campbell Conference changes its name to the Gunn Center Conference Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Googlers circulate petition demanding a moratorium on contracts with US border agencies Cory Doctorow

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

Kids Teens are filling Tiktok with memes deploring #Life360, a parenting app that tracks teens Cory Doctorow

facebook Instagram's new solution against bullying: Artificial Intelligence, and 'Restrict' Xeni Jardin

law A deep dive into stalkerware's creepy marketing, illegal privacy invasions, and terrible security Cory Doctorow

Business Riot Games employees walk out to protest forced arbitration for sexual harassment lawsuits Xeni Jardin

corruption UK cops are secretly harvesting all data from the phones and cloud accounts of suspects, victims and witnesses and insecurely storing it forever Cory Doctorow

Business Male tech execs accused of sexual misconduct now getting second chances Xeni Jardin

security Unnamed stalkerware company has left gigabytes of sensitive personal info unprotected on the web and can't be reached to fix it Cory Doctorow

picks Israeli spyware firm NSO Group 're-acquired' by founders Xeni Jardin