privacy Public treated to obfuscation at Waterfront Toronto meeting on negotiations with Google sister company over surveillance district Rosemary Frei
robocalls Tech-powered war on robocalls pledged by 12 U.S. telephone carriers and 51 attorneys general Xeni Jardin
surveillance How deceptive browser extensions snaffled up 4m users' browsing history, including Nest videos, medical history and tax returns Cory Doctorow
twitter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Twitter is the ultimate antidote to Donald Trump's Twitter Cory Doctorow
wildlife Raccoon climbs up side of skyscraper as world watches with bated breath, then is captured and released to wild Rusty Blazenhoff
canada Nova Scotia filled its public Freedom of Information Archive with citizens' private data, then arrested the teen who discovered it Cory Doctorow
class war "Blatantly unlawful": companies use Facebook targeting to ensure older workers don't see help-wanted ads Cory Doctorow
police 12 Michigan cops, looking for a 40-year-old white woman, draw guns on 11 year old black girl and put her in cuffs Cory Doctorow
security Someone dropped a USB stick containing a bunch of sensitive security data about Heathrow Cory Doctorow
trump North Korea says it won't nuke Guam this week while Kim Jong-Un waits for Trump's next move Xeni Jardin
Copyfight Security researchers repeatedly warned Kids Pass about bad security, only to be ignored and blocked Cory Doctorow
News Senate panel votes to protect medical marijuana – major buzzkill for Jeff Sessions Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump threatens to publicly release private data of immigrants and foreign visitors, ACLU responds Xeni Jardin
