photography Sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson re-creates his presidential portrait Rusty Blazenhoff
History Family records for slavery-era black Americans to be made available, free, online Xeni Jardin
Business Genetic genealogy company Gedmatch acquired by company with ties to FBI & law enforcement—why you should be worried Jennifer Lynch
not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow
surveillance When you take a commercial genetic test, you opt your whole family into warrantless state genetic surveillance Cory Doctorow
security MyHeritage leaks data of 92 million who use the genealogy and family tree website Xeni Jardin
surveillance Canadian government muzzles librarians and archivists, creates snitch line to report those who speak online or in public without permission Cory Doctorow