surveillance Motherboard files legal complaint against London police to force it to explain why an officer bought creepy, potential illegal stalkerware Cory Doctorow
Business Demanding coronavirus protections, Instacart workers plan to strike Monday, March 30 Xeni Jardin
copyright A pair of musicians recorded every possible MIDI melody just to get around copyright law Thom Dunn
politics 'Shadow' app that failed in Iowa caucus was doomed from the start, say those forced to use it Xeni Jardin
Business Antivirus firm Avast sold user data via 'Jumpshot' to Pepsi, Google, Microsoft — REPORT Xeni Jardin
corruption You can read the forensics report that suggests Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud hacked Jeff Bezos's phone Cory Doctorow
Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow
surveillance Multiple Amazon employees have been fired for spying on Ring owners' cameras Cory Doctorow
politics Something Awful's "Fuck You and Die" forum went from freewheeling jokesters to Nazi shitposters, so it's dead Cory Doctorow
security Nulledcast: a podcast where hackers play live audio of themselves breaking into Ring cameras and tormenting their owners Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Family puts Ring camera in children's room, discovers that hacker is watching their kids 24/7, taunting them through the speaker Cory Doctorow
law NSO Group employees kicked off Facebook for spying for brutal dictators are suing Facebook for violating their privacy Cory Doctorow
corruption Across America, DMVs make millions selling your license data to private eyes — and randos Cory Doctorow
