happy mutants Googlers circulate petition demanding a moratorium on contracts with US border agencies Cory Doctorow
human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow
uk Independent tribunal concludes that Falun Gong prisoners in China are targeted for organ harvesting Cory Doctorow
china Big brands like H&M, Adidas, Gap are entangled in China's brutal campaign against Uighur Muslim minority Xeni Jardin
china Human Rights Watch reverse-engineered the app that the Chinese state uses to spy on people in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow
trumpism Trump's former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has joined Boeing's Board of Directors Cory Doctorow
surveillance Facebook has hired the Patriot Act's co-author and "day-to-day manager" to be its new general counsel Cory Doctorow
law Ecuadorean authorities have unjustly arrested free software developer Ola Bini as part of their Assange dragnet Cory Doctorow
corruption The #ShellPapers: crowdsourcing analysis of all correspondence between Shell and the Dutch government Cory Doctorow
human rights Leaked, "highly classified" French report shows that the slaughter in Yemen depends on US support Cory Doctorow
surveillance The New York Times's chilling multimedia package on China's use of "smart city" tech to create an open-air prison Cory Doctorow
Business Bowing to public pressure, Coinbase announces it will "transition out" the ex-Hacking Team cybermercenaries whose company it just bought Cory Doctorow
Business Leaked memo suggests that Google has not really canceled its censored, spying Chinese search tool Cory Doctorow
spooks Ex-NSA whistleblower says she and other US ex-spooks targeted Americans on behalf of UAE Cory Doctorow
Business Facebook de-platforms 4 Myanmar armed groups. Military behind Rohingya abuse didn't like them either. Xeni Jardin
human rights Someone's finally going to jail over the Panama Papers: a Turkish journalist who reported true facts from them Cory Doctorow
