glam Triple Chaser: a short documentary that uses machine learning to document tear gas use against civilians, calling out "philanthropist" Warren Kanders for his company's war-crimes Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Cyber-arms-dealer Grey Heron really, really doesn't want you to know about the connections between them and the disgraced Hacking Team Cory Doctorow

infosec Israeli firm Cyberbit illegally spied on behalf of Ethiopia's despots, then stored all their stolen data on an unencrypted, world-readable website Cory Doctorow

privacy The DHS is buying a new database to store biometrics for 500 million people Cory Doctorow

Comics Fan outrage kills Marvel's deal to promote real-world arms-dealers in Avengers comics Cory Doctorow

Business Cyber-arms dealer offers $1m for zero-day Tor hacks Cory Doctorow

politics A right-wing Dem Senator who voted to sell weapons to Saudi is being primaried by an environmental activist Cory Doctorow

security UK prison deploys active anti-drone countermeasures to fight contraband smuggling Cory Doctorow

elections How to find out what Trump's favorite big data machine knows about you Cory Doctorow

security Snowden explains the Shadow Brokers/Equation Group/NSA hack Cory Doctorow

law California lawyer sold guns and meth, say feds who arrested her Xeni Jardin

organized crime Uninhabited mansions of London's "Billionaires' Row" Mark Frauenfelder

law Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials Cory Doctorow

corruption Meet the deep-pocketed Biden Bros: lobbyists for arms dealers, for-profit health-care, Azerbaijani oligarchs, Comcast Cory Doctorow

corruption The world's "free trade zones": hives of scum and villainy Cory Doctorow

art CEO of London's Serpentine Gallery resigns after Guardian report Cory Doctorow

security Discovering whether your Iphone has been hacked is nearly impossible thanks to Apple's walled garden Cory Doctorow

corruption Lawyer involved in suits against Israel's most notorious cyber-arms dealer targeted by its weapons, delivered through a terrifying Whatsapp vulnerability Cory Doctorow

elections Elizabeth Warren's latest campaign plank is a national Right-to-Repair law for farm equipment Cory Doctorow