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facebook How a cow-clicking parody game harvested Facebook user data Clive Thompson

surveillance A comprehensive guide to corporate online surveillance in everyday life Cory Doctorow

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science fiction The Android’s Prehistoric Menagerie A Merc Rustad

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transparency Research files on El Salvador stolen from human rights group suing CIA over El Salvador Xeni Jardin

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