law EFF and ACLU triumph as federal judge rules that warrantless, suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal Cory Doctorow
law Victory! Fourth Circuit rules that border officials can't subject electronic devices to suspicionless forensic searches Cory Doctorow
law For the first time, a federal judge has thrown out police surveillance evidence from a "Stingray" device Cory Doctorow
security Mayor of Stockton, CA detained by DHS at SFO, forced to give up laptop password Cory Doctorow
Technology Senate GOP introduce bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is targeted Xeni Jardin
police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Florida Pastor arrested after encouraging people to come to church in person during the coronavirus lockdown Thom Dunn
Gadgets Microsoft is offering recertified Surface 2 laptops at over half off their regular price Boing Boing's Shop
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
health In Kansas's poor, sick places, hospitals and debt collectors send the ailing to debtor's prison Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Kickstarting a clever, tiny wireless mouse/presentation controller designed for tight spaces Cory Doctorow
china Chinese enthusiasts are serving global Thinkpad fans by making modern motherboards that fit in classic chassis from the Golden Age of the Thinkpad Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Bossfight: Allstate Insurance enters the Right to Repair fight, loans its lobbyists to fight Apple Cory Doctorow
privacy New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning Albert Fox Cahn
