Sam Biddle

Jails and prisons in at least three states are using software called Verus, financed by Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, to scan calls for Covid-19 keywords.

Phunware wants to sell social-distancing enforcement while serving the president who bungled the response to Covid-19.

The contractors were given letters classifying them as providing “essential services” — setting up laptops for new hires and employees working from home.

Data collected to fight the pandemic should not be used for other purposes and should only be requested by health officials.

Facebook gave employees a $1,000 bonus to help deal with the coronavirus crisis — but left out its tens of thousands of full-time contractors.

The China-based social media company also has policies censoring various forms of political speech, leaked documents reveal.

Moderators and others employed through vendors are complaining about health conditions at Facebook offices in Austin, Texas, and Mountain View, California.

ICE is using an algorithm to determine whether detainees should be released or not, but eliminated options for both release and bond.

An app caused problems counting votes in Iowa. But our attitude of assuming the cyber-worst at every cyber-turn will lead to a cynical electorate.

Amazon told a business publication that it was expanding the scope of its work in Ukraine — then asked for that information to be removed from the article.