web theory Botcheck.me: a plugin that predicts whether a Twitter user is a bot Cory Doctorow

web theory Why the FBI would be nuts to try to use chatbots to flush out terrorists online Cory Doctorow

law Virginia judge rules automated license plate data collection by police is illegal Xeni Jardin

surveillance Here's the secret details of 200 cities' license-plate tracking programs Cory Doctorow

security Stingray for criminals: spreading mobile malware with fake cellphone towers Cory Doctorow

security Rules for trusting "black boxes" in algorithmic control systems Cory Doctorow

obama President Obama's final State of the Union address Xeni Jardin

surveillance Hundreds of city police license plate cams are insecure and can be watched by anyone Cory Doctorow

surveillance NSA trove shows 9:1 ratio of innocents to suspicious people in "targeted surveillance" Cory Doctorow