CIA’s Venture Capital Arm Is Funding Skin Care Products That Collect DNA
A company with an innovative line of cosmetic products caught the attention of Oprah’s lifestyle magazine and beauty bloggers. Now the CIA is involved, too.
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Secure Cars, but Not Phones? Government Doublespeak on Cybersecurity
A Justice Department official calls for hack-proof cars even as the FBI director pressures phone manufacturers and technology companies to roll back their security measures.
New Study Shows Mass Surveillance Breeds Meekness, Fear and Self-Censorship
This has always been intuitively clear. Now, there is mounting empirical evidence proving it.
Here's a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To
It isn't technically difficult to crush the tax haven industry — the challenge is mustering the political will.
The Crimes of SEAL Team 6
Behind the heroic narratives of SEAL Team 6 is a darker, more troubling story of criminal brutality and war crimes.
In the Chicago Police Department, If the Bosses Say It Didn’t Happen, It Didn’t Happen
Two young officers began to hear rumors of a drug gang operating within the Chicago Police Department. They were skeptical at first.
Apple Leads the Charge on Security, But Who Will Follow?
The Twitterverse was full of fans. Civil liberties activists were cheering Apple on. But in Silicon Valley, the initial response was less effusive.
From Google Payroll to Government and Back Again
Joshua Wright, whose term as a Republican commissioner at the FTC ended in August, has joined the antitrust practice of the law firm that represented Google before the FTC.
Oklahoma’s Insane Rush to Execute
Amid lingering doubts over Richard Glossip’s guilt, a new report slams the state’s bungled execution protocol while proposing new, improved ways to kill.
More than 100 Americans Are Rich Enough to Buy the Presidential Election Outright
What do donors get for their money? It is not always a specific piece of legislation. Sometimes it is just a sympathetic ear.