WikiLeaks Dump Shows CIA Could Turn Smart TVs into Listening Devices
One revelation from the cache of 8,000 CIA documents: the CIA can turn a voice-recognition feature of some Samsung TVs into a covert listening device.
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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New Bill Would Force NYPD to Disclose Its Surveillance Tech Playbook
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Snowden Archive
How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World
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Silicon Valley Is Letting Trump Get Away With It
With few exceptions, the most influential players in Silicon Valley failed to say anything of substance against Trump's Muslim immigration ban or do anything about it.
Donald Trump Is Using a Private Gmail Account to Secure the Most Powerful Twitter Account in the World
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Election Insecurity
Donald Trump Contradicts Himself, and Reality, at Press Conference
Trump's fury at the news media dominated his press conference, but several other matters of real importance were raised that are worth digesting.
Election Insecurity
Underwhelming Intel Report Shows Need for Congressional Investigation of DNC Hack
We need an independent, resolute inquiry into an apparent attempt to undermine our democracy.
Election Insecurity
Top-Secret Snowden Document Reveals What the NSA Knew About Previous Russian Hacking
A never-before-published document shows that 10 years ago, the NSA tracked Russian intelligence hacking the email of a prominent journalist. Now the questions is: Did the NSA track the DNC hacks?