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privacy Assessing Snowden's legacy, five years on Cory Doctorow

corruption America's surveillance court rubber-stamped every single surveillance warrant in 2015 Cory Doctorow
corruption Canarywatch: fine-grained, high-alert system to detect and reveal secret government snooping Cory Doctorow
law Rubberstamping FISA court can't be expected to actually oversee surveillance Cory Doctorow
nsa Report: Justice ethics watchdog didn't look into judges' NSA concerns Xeni Jardin
surveillance Secret spy spy court demands government transparency on surveillance programs Xeni Jardin
surveillance EFF wins big: secret FISA court opinion will be released Cory Doctorow
Business Lavabit's owner threatened with arrest for shutting down rather than spying on customers Cory Doctorow
corruption Secret rulings from America's shadow Supreme Court legalizes spying in one-sided hearings Cory Doctorow
crime Tourist fined $1,200 for swiping sand from Italian beach David Pescovitz
crime Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault Rob Beschizza
police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn
police brutality If you see the police, start recording Rob Beschizza
News Know your rights while demanding justice for George Floyd #BlackLivesMatter Xeni Jardin
podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder
psychology To find something you misplaced, imagine its feel and texture Mark Frauenfelder
Business Facebook is buying Giphy in deal valued at $400 million Xeni Jardin
deaths Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, dies at 75 of Covid Rob Beschizza
fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn
Entertainment A third party Nintendo Switch controller my daughter likes Jason Weisberger