Hacked Documents: How Iran Can Track and Control Protesters’ Phones
The documents provide an inside look at an Iranian government program that lets authorities monitor and manipulate people’s phones.
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Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns
While official language condoning killer robots is shelved for now, Oakland police are still pursuing the option.
Meet the Military Contractor Running Fare Collection in New York Subways — and Around the World
Cubic Corporation does transit projects like New York City's OMNY, but also cleans up on government surveillance and security contracts.
The End of Roe
How Amazon, Google, and Facebook Helped Fund the Campaign to Overturn Roe
The Independent Women’s Forum isn’t explicitly an anti-abortion group, but it worked to create the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court.
The CIA Just Invested in Woolly Mammoth Resurrection Technology
While skeptics doubt the prospects for de-extinction, the CIA’s venture capital firm deems powerful genetic manipulation tools worth the money.
No, Elon Musk's Starlink Probably Won’t Fix Iranian Internet Censorship
The satellite internet technology probably won't connect Iranian protesters, but Musk already got his PR coup with a two-word tweet.
Facebook Report Concludes Company Censorship Violated Palestinian Human Rights
The report, due out tomorrow, said Facebook and Instagram showed bias against Palestinians during a brutal Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip last May.
Detroit Cops Want $7 Million in Covid Relief Money for Surveillance Microphones
The company behind the mics, ShotSpotter, is going all out to guide police stations across the country on how to use relief money for the controversial technology.
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.
Twitter Censored Professor’s Post for “Abusive Behaviour” Toward the Queen
The policy was invoked to protect the world’s longest-reigning monarch, who died that day, from being silenced.