How the LAPD and Palantir Use Data to Justify Racist Policing
In a new book, a sociologist who spent months embedded with the LAPD details how data-driven policing techwashes bias.
Technology
Millions of Leaked Police Files Detail Suffocating Surveillance of China's Uyghur Minority
Invasive digital monitoring and community informants drive a system all too ready to classify Muslims in Ürümqi as extremists and terrorists.
What You Should Know Before Leaking a Zoom Meeting
At least one leaker has already been exposed. Here’s how to protect yourself or your sources.
On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration Day
The boogaloo movement’s most extreme white supremacist element is ratcheting up calls for civil war.
Voices
Facebook and Twitter Finally Do Slightly More Than Literally Nothing About Trump
The temporary deplatforming of Donald Trump is the perfect distillation of Big Tech’s attempt to pantomime principles.
SolarWinds Hack Infected Critical Infrastructure, Including Power Industry
The companies involved used compromised software, but it's not clear if hackers entered their networks. Finding out could be difficult.
Facebook Managers Trash Their Own Ad Targeting in Unsealed Remarks
The internal documents suggest that Facebook should stop positioning itself as a champion of small business.
Powerful Mobile Phone Surveillance Tool Operates in Obscurity Across the Country
CellHawk helps law enforcement visualize large quantities of information collected by cellular towers and providers.
Liberal Legal Organization Renews Amazon VP’s Position on Its Board Despite Member Protest
The American Constitution Society’s funding from Big Tech fuels questions about its positioning on antitrust and corporate power.
Facebook Lets Vietnam's Cyberarmy Target Dissidents, Rejecting a Celebrity's Plea
Mai Khoi, the “Lady Gaga of Vietnam,” wants that country’s vigilante force kicked off Facebook. The company told her the group is well within its rules.