The Trump Campaign Is Deploying Phone Location-Tracking Technology
Phunware obtains location and user data to infer “gender, age, lifestyle preferences” of potential voters.
Technology
Voices
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don't You Care?
What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would “fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment”?
Filmmakers Sue to Shield Visitors to U.S. From Social Media Vetting
The lawsuit challenges U.S. visa registration policies that require disclosure of social media handles used over the past five years on 20 platforms.
How Amazon's On-Site Emergency Care Endangers the Warehouse Workers It's Supposed to Protect
OSHA investigations found that Amcare clinic staffers violated Amazon's own rules as well as government regulations.
Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood “Watch Lists” Built on Facial Recognition
Documents hint the data could be shared with police, but Ring denies the features are in use or development.
Shutterstock Employees Fight Company’s New Chinese Search Blacklist
More than 180 employees signed a petition opposing the censorship, which blocked searches for “Taiwan flag,” “dictator,” “yellow umbrella,” and more.
An American Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay a Customs Fee on a Gift for His Daughter
The incident, involving a Muslim man and two family members, saw CBP stretch the law “beyond recognition,” said a civil liberties attorney.
Climate Crimes
Bill McKibben on How Climate Crises and New Technologies Will Change What It Means to Be Human
“Just as we had long taken for granted the stability of the planet, we have likewise taken for granted the stability of the human species.”
Hedge Fund-Owned Newspaper Group Outsources Design Abroad, Chasing Higher Dividends
Digital First turns to overseas production and computer-generated stories for “increased profitability.”
A Declassified Court Ruling Shows How the FBI Abused NSA Mass Surveillance Data
By abusing the NSA’s mass surveillance data, the FBI may have violated the rights of millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled.