Mara Hvistendahl
Mara Hvistendahl writes about national security and technology. Before joining The Intercept, she was a National Fellow at New America and the China bureau chief for Science. Her writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, and Wired, and she has appeared as a commentator on the BBC, CBS, MSNBC, and NPR.
Mara is the author of “The Scientist and the Spy,” on an FBI counterintelligence investigation involving industrial espionage, and “Unnatural Selection,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Book Prize.
Tibetan Police Bought Thermo Fisher DNA Equipment, Chinese Government Documents Show
The sale comes as privacy group Citizen Lab alleges authorities have collected DNA from up to a third of the Tibetan population.
The Coronavirus CrisisLaying Bare the Secrets of the Pandemic
A new archive will help researchers and journalists make sense of the early days of Covid-19.
Facial Recognition Search Engine Pulls Up “Potentially Explicit” Photos of Kids
PimEyes makes sensitive images of children available to anyone with an internet connection.
Video: How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores
The industry calls it “luxury vinyl tile.” In reality, much of that plastic relies on toxic chemicals — and immense labor abuses.