race Pew: 26% of US adults who earn under $30K/year are 'smartphone only' internet users Xeni Jardin

Technology North Dakota's COVID-19 contact tracing app leaks location data to Foursquare and a Google Ads ID: Report Xeni Jardin

facebook Facebook working with China Mobile to bring undersea internet to Africa in $1 Billion deal Xeni Jardin

Business Verizon, AT&T, Comcast promise not to cancel service through June for users impacted by coronavirus Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Are you cut out to be a COVID-19 stay-at-home teacher for your kids? Maybe these DIY projects can help. Boing Boing's Shop

china Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet in China Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Make good on that New Year's resolution to read more with these apps and speed reading techniques Boing Boing's Shop

politics Researchers say Voatz voting app has big security flaws, 4 states using it for 2020 elections anyway Xeni Jardin

eff The EFF says public WIFI isn't so bad any more Jason Weisberger

security Carriers ignore studies that show they suck at preventing SIM-swap attacks Cory Doctorow

eff 2019: EFF enters the competition fray Cory Doctorow

telcoms With 5G, 2019 reached peak bullshit Cory Doctorow

politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow

china A Wechat-based "mobile court" presided over by a chatbot has handled 3m legal procedures since March Cory Doctorow

censorship Online freedom of expression hits a ten-year low Cory Doctorow

Business Behind the One-Way Mirror: EFF's "deep dive into corporate surveillance" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Score an extra 20% off these gadgets with this Black Friday sale Boing Boing's Shop

Internet What happened to the web in 2014? Rob Beschizza

Business "Out of Home Advertising": the billboards that spy on you as you move through public spaces Cory Doctorow

web theory Freedom House: Thanks to social media, internet freedom is down for the the ninth straight year Cory Doctorow