security "Smart home" companies refuse to say whether law enforcement is using your gadgets to spy on you Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Amazon's useless "transparency reports" won't disclose whether they're handing data from always-on Alexa mics to governments Cory Doctorow
facebook Facebook makes 'Boogaloo' groups advocating US civil war harder to find, after arrest of participants plotting violence Xeni Jardin
censorship Florida's COVID-19 'dashboard' official: I was removed for refusing to 'manually change data' Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn
politics Healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries got coronavirus stimulus checks from Trump Xeni Jardin
Technology Zoom patches Windows vulnerability that let attackers steal your Windows login from dodgy chat links Xeni Jardin
politics UK to empower media regulator Ofcom to regulate internet, remove 'harmful' content Xeni Jardin
Technology Microsoft hires former AG Eric Holder to audit facial recognition tech used on West Bank Xeni Jardin
Business The DoJ's corporate "diversion" program is supposed to change bad corporate culture, but really, it enables repeat offenders Cory Doctorow
happy mutants William Gibson, danah boyd and Oakland Privacy will all receive this year's EFF's Pioneer Award Cory Doctorow
happy mutants The Canadian government has released the surprisingly sensible results of its extensive, year-long review of copyright law Michael Geist
gwot Big Tech is deleting evidence needed to prosecute war crimes, and governments want them to do more of it Cory Doctorow
law EFF to Facebook: enforce your rules banning cops from creating sockpuppet accounts and be transparent when you catch cops doing it Cory Doctorow
