crime Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currencies from Microsoft to make extravagant purchases Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
eff We need to save .ORG from arbitrary censorship by halting the private equity buy-out Mitch Stoltz
facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn
canada Sidewalk Labs' quiet plan for Canada's banks to manage a national digital ID for health care and housing Lilian Radovac
News Facial recognition tools shared by 'Massive, secretive network of police departments' Xeni Jardin
toronto Leaked document reveals that Sidewalk Labs' Toronto plans for private taxation, private roads, charter schools, corporate cops and judges, and punishment for people who choose privacy Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Stargazing: Jen Wang's semi-autobiographical graphic novel for young readers is a complex tale of identity, talent, and loyalty Cory Doctorow
trumpism State department official alleged be behind white nationalist terror-supporter pseudonym: "[Whites] need a country of our own with nukes" Cory Doctorow
security EFF publishes an indispensable, plain-language guide to "cell-site simulators": the surveillance devices that track you via your phone Cory Doctorow
Business Patronscan wants cities to require bars to scan your ID with its service so it can maintain a secret, unaccountable blacklist Cory Doctorow
tabloids RFK’s mystery shooter, the Queen’s wrath, and Doris Day’s dogs, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
