law With state secrets privilege, U.S. ends challenge by journalist over drone ‘kill list’ Xeni Jardin

picks Obama says US drones strikes have killed up to 116 civilians, watchdogs say real count is higher Xeni Jardin

offworld The drone warfare game where you spy on players with your smartphone Laura Hudson

mistakes Iran admits it unintentionally shot down passenger jet Rob Beschizza

Business Prasad's Law: there's always enough health spending to concentrate wealth, never enough to diffuse it Cory Doctorow

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

stickers "Shut the fuck up" stickers Rob Beschizza

Business The Boston Globe on breaking up Big Tech falls into the trap of tech exceptionalism Cory Doctorow

Business Leak: Apple is demanding 50% of the revenue from its "Netflix for news" product Cory Doctorow

war Shrapnel drone kills 6 at Yemen military parade Rob Beschizza

war Inside the secretive world of B2 Bomber pilots Seamus Bellamy

Science Those weird sonic attacks at U.S. embassies? Microwave weapons, experts say. Xeni Jardin

google A dozen googlers quit over Google's military drone contract Cory Doctorow

security Internet of Battle Things: a militarized IoT where "cognitive bandwidth constraints" require "autonomous cyber agents" Cory Doctorow

politics A Fresh Voice for San Francisco Shahid Buttar

war Apple finally allowed drone strike alert app, then removed it again Andrea James

Gadgets Hey Y'all We're Having a 4th of July Drone Sale in our Store Because America and Freedom Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Laura Poitras's Whitney show and book are a glimpse into life under full-strength, targeted US surveillance Cory Doctorow

law Exclusive: Snowden intelligence docs reveal UK spooks' malware checklist Cory Doctorow

police NYC to assign civilian to monitor NYPD counterterrorism Xeni Jardin