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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.
Contacts:
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Election Insecurity
State Election Officials Didn’t Know About Russian Hacking Threat Until They Read It in the News, Emails Show
The officials were unaware that Russia was trying to infiltrate their voting systems until months after the elections took place.
Election Insecurity
Here's the Email Russian Hackers Used to Try to Break Into State Voting Systems
The simplicity of the email, which included a malicious election software manual, is part of the playbook of an advanced attacker, an expert said.
Experts Say Keep Amazon's Alexa Away From Your Kids
Citing professors, pediatricians and others, critics say the listening device could stunt development and normalize surveillance.
You Can’t Handle the Truth About Facebook Ads, New Harvard Study Shows
When you tell people you've been tracking them across the internet, they freak out and avoid buying your product, research at the Harvard Business School found.
Facebook Uses Artificial Intelligence to Predict Your Future Actions for Advertisers, Says Confidential Document
Facebook can identify people people "at risk" of jumping ship from one brand to a competitor. The technology raises ethical alarms among experts.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Either Ignorant or Deliberately Misleading Congress
Facebook's CEO claimed that he didn't know information about his own company 13 times in one day of Senate testimony.
How the Assad Regime Tracked and Killed Marie Colvin for Reporting on War Crimes in Syria
Syrian regime documents and testimony from defectors reveal that Marie Colvin and others were hunted as part of a policy to eliminate journalists.
Cambridge Analytica Might Have to Return Ad Award — but Industry Still Embraces Company's Goals
The Advertising Research Foundation is investigating its award to Cambridge Analytica in 2017, as the firm is under fire for pilfering Facebook user data.
Snowden Archive
The NSA Worked to “Track Down” Bitcoin Users, Snowden Documents Reveal
A mysterious data source provided the spy agency with a wealth of information to identify bitcoin holders.