surveillance New York high school will use CCTV and facial recognition to enforce discipline Cory Doctorow

human rights A 1×1 tracking pixel was used as evidence of treason against 30,000 Turks, sent tens of thousands to jail Cory Doctorow

politics In America, "proximity and shared values" is all it takes to turn protesters into felons Cory Doctorow

surveillance Reputation Economy Dystopia: China's new "Citizen Scores" will rate every person in the country Cory Doctorow

Technology Damien Patton, CEO of tech surveillance company Banjo, once helped KKK shoot up a synagogue: Report Xeni Jardin

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

police Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams Thom Dunn

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

politics Russian agent Maria Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26 Xeni Jardin

usausausa DHS plans to use credit-scores to judge who may become a citizen Cory Doctorow

tabloids Exposed! Tucker Carlson’s secret addiction, Meghan Markle’s secret “sister,” and Royal Family secrets, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Microsoft asks Congress to regulate facial recognition technology Xeni Jardin

Business Ninth Circuit creates groundbreaking jurisprudence for "sexy cops" Cory Doctorow

chilling effects Arizona Senate votes to seize assets of those who plan, participate in protests that turn violent Mark Frauenfelder

obits FBI thought Pete Seeger was a commie Rob Beschizza

spooks FBI agent faces discipline for alleged polygraph countermeasures Cory Doctorow

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, is dating and wants to start a band, release music anonymously Xeni Jardin

Copyfight What should the next Aaron Swartz do when the DOJ knocks? Harry Kopyto