Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage to Police Without a Warrant or Consent
In response to recent questions from Sen. Ed Markey, Amazon stated that it has provided police with user footage 11 times this year alone.
Sam Biddle
Sam Biddle is a technology reporter focusing on issues of surveillance, privacy, and corporate power. He was previously a senior writer at Gawker, and his work has also appeared in GQ, Vice, and the New York Times magazine, among other outlets.
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Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE
ICE is now able to track transactions made through nearly a dozen different digital currencies, including bitcoin, ether, and tether.
The End of Roe
Facebook Labels Abortion Rights Vandals as Terrorists Following Roe Reversal
Any discussion of Jane’s Revenge, which is responsible for a series of vandalism attacks and threatening statements, is now subject to Facebook’s most stringent restrictions.
Pentagon Explores Using SpaceX for Rocket-Deployed Quick Reaction Force
U.S. Transportation Command hopes Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets could prevent the next Benghazi.
Sen. Ed Markey Calls On Ring to Make Itself Less Cop-Friendly
In a new letter to Amazon, Markey pushed the company to implement pro-privacy reforms and limit its collaboration with police.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Searched LexisNexis Database Over 1 Million Times in Just Seven Months
LexisNexis usage logs for Immigration and Customs Enforcement for seven months totaled 1,211,643 searches and 302,431 “reports.”
Ousted Whitney Museum Board Member Still Selling Tear Gas Despite Divestment Claim
Despite claims of divestment, Warren Kanders’s companies are still selling chemical weapons used by police against peaceful protesters.
Facebook Anti-Terror Policy Lands Head of Afghan Red Crescent Society on Censorship List
Matiul Haq Khalis, head of the aid group ARCS and a former Taliban negotiator, was added to Facebook’s Dangerous Individuals blacklist.
Google and Amazon Face Shareholder Revolt Over Israeli Defense Work
"Project Nimbus" would insulate the Israeli government's cloud computing from political pressures stemming from the military occupation of Palestine.
Staten Island DA Bought Clearview Face Recognition Software With Civil Forfeiture Cash
Clearview and its right-wing founder have become emblematic of the threat posed by powerful and typically unsupervised software.