Protests for Black Lives
Facebook Sued Over Kenosha Killings
“If Facebook won’t change their M.O., then a judge needs to tell them to enforce their own standards.”
Technology
Operation Legend Is Bringing Surveillance Tech to Cities
Using federal grants, cities are contracting with companies that hack smartphones and detect gunshots.
BlueLeaks
Doorbell Cameras Like Ring Give Early Warning of Police Searches, FBI Warned
Two leaked documents show how a monitoring tool used by police has been turned against them.
Online Lenders are Preying on Desperate Borrowers and Could Trigger a New Consumer Financial Crisis
The surge in fintech lending may have dire consequences for American consumers.
Voices
Facebook's Ban on Far-Left Pages Is an Extension of Trump Propaganda
Facebook announced a sweep to ban some user groups — and it equated violent white supremacist militias with antiracist organizing.
BlueLeaks
Law Enforcement Websites Hit by BlueLeaks May Have Been Easy to Hack
Some 270GB of police files were obtained, possibly in a single evening. Backdoor software might have had something to do with it.
Voices
The Filthy Hypocrisy of America’s “Clean” China-Free Internet
The Trump administration wants to keep other countries from weaponizing technology the way the U.S. and its allies already have.
Protests for Black Lives
How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone
A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
BlueLeaks
Homeland Security Worries Covid-19 Masks Are Breaking Facial Recognition, Leaked Document Shows
The rapid global spread and persistent threat of the coronavirus has presented an obvious roadblock to facial recognition’s similar global expansion.
BlueLeaks
Hack of 251 Law Enforcement Websites Exposes Personal Data of 700,000 Cops
The BlueLeaks archive contains over 16 million rows of data, including emails, descriptions of alleged crimes, and detailed personal information.