privacy Adblock will cache popular Javascript libraries, meaning adblocked pages will be faster and less janky Cory Doctorow
privacy Seattle spends five years failing to come up with a privacy policy for its $3.6m surveillance network, then spends $150k ripping it out Cory Doctorow
books Charles Stross's "Dark State": transdimensional, nuclear-tipped mutually assured destruction by way of a first-rate spy novel Cory Doctorow
privacy Chinese transit cops deploy face-recognition glasses to spot indebted people, oppressed ethnic/religious minorities and criminals Cory Doctorow
privacy America's school systems serve unencrypted web resources that are riddled with ad-tech trackers Cory Doctorow
privacy Happy Data Privacy Day! A turning point for anonymity, privacy, and the tools that deliver them Gabriella Coleman
Business Thanks to "consent" buried deep in sales agreements, car manufacturers are tracking tens of millions of US cars Cory Doctorow
law EFF to NSA: you scammed your way to another six years of warrantless spying, and you'd better enjoy it while it lasts Cory Doctorow
Business Surveillance advocate Eric Schmidt is stepping down as head of Google parent company Alphabet Cory Doctorow
security When Justin Trudeau was in opposition, he voted for Canada's PATRIOT Act but promised to fix it; instead he's making it much, much worse Cory Doctorow
privacy China will collect the DNA of every adult in Xinjiang province, where Uyghur people are systematically oppressed Cory Doctorow
privacy Australia is a world leader in internet usage and bad internet policies, so Australians want better policies Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Reverse-engineering a connected Furby toy, revealing its disturbing security defects Cory Doctorow
privacy Investigators claim that Oxbridge and other top UK universities are operating a massive, illegal surveillance dragnet aimed at students/alumni and their friends and families Cory Doctorow
