politics A new AI tool from Adobe can detect Photoshopped faces Xeni Jardin

corruption You can read the forensics report that suggests Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud hacked Jeff Bezos's phone Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

china Authenticating a video showing hundreds of kneeling people in shackles and blindfolds on a Chinese railroad platform Cory Doctorow

crime Lessons from testing decades of forgotten rape kits: serial rapists are common, they don't follow a pattern, they're not very bright, and they're often the same men who commit acquaintance rape Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Sleuthing from public sources to figure out how the Hateful Eight leaker was caught Cory Doctorow

security Discovering whether your Iphone has been hacked is nearly impossible thanks to Apple's walled garden Cory Doctorow

ukpoli UK government will deputise newsagents to collect and retain identity documents from the nation's pornography viewers Cory Doctorow

law What it takes to actually stop a determined, vengeful cyberstalker Cory Doctorow

security Masterprints: synthetic fingerprints that unlock up to 65% of phones (in theory) Cory Doctorow

security What it's like to be spied on by Android stalkerware marketed to suspicious spouses Cory Doctorow

law Italy unveils a legal proposal to regulate government hacking Fabio Pietrosanti and Stefano Aterno

Gadgets It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a 70% off all online courses sale Boing Boing's Shop

picks Rapist Brock Turner texted pals photos of victim's breasts Xeni Jardin

Science Algorithmic guilt: defendants must be able to inspect source code in forensic devices Cory Doctorow

crime Man jailed four months for "meth" that was epsom salt Andrea James

offworld All you have is video of a woman talking to the cops. Is she guilty? Leigh Alexander