An Extremely Consequential Supreme Court Decision Slipped Under the Radar
Ohio v. American Express could prove to be one of the most consequential rulings of the decade, serving as a broad immunity cloak for Silicon Valley giants.
Technology
The War on Immigrants
DNA Testing Might Help Reunite Families Separated by Trump. But It Could Create a Privacy Nightmare.
Companies like 23andMe and MyHeritage have offered free DNA kits to help unite immigrant families. Immigration and privacy advocates are not so enthused.
Google and Facebook Are Quietly Fighting California’s Privacy Rights Initiative, Emails Reveal
Emails show how tech giants are negotiating for a compromise to avoid the prospect of California voters potentially ushering in the strongest privacy rules in the U.S.
Interpol Rolls Out International Voice Identification Database Using Samples From 192 Law Enforcement Agencies
The Speaker Identification Integrated Project marks a major development in the international expansion of voice biometrics for law enforcement use.
Supreme Court Rules That the U.S. Government Must Get a Warrant Before Accessing Cellphone Location Data
The justices agreed that the law has failed to keep pace with the amount of intrusive data we voluntarily hand over to private companies.
The American Right Wing Had Another Great Week Online
Twitter and Facebook have been too eager to indulge right-wing complaints.
Making a Killing
Trump Insider Wanted to Sell Social Media Surveillance Tools to Abusive Governments, Leaked Documents Suggest
Elliot Broidy's firm Circinus prepared pitch books for repressive regimes like Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Intercept Welcomes Tech Whistleblowers as Part of a Global Partnership
In partnership with European news organizations, we are soliciting information on the mishandling of digital personal information.
Election Insecurity
State Election Officials Didn’t Know About Russian Hacking Threat Until They Read It in the News, Emails Show
The officials were unaware that Russia was trying to infiltrate their voting systems until months after the elections took place.
Can #MeToo Change the Toxic Culture of Sexism and Harassment at Cybersecurity Conferences?
Gatherings like Def Con and RSA are notorious for sexist behavior and alienating women — problems that plague the tech industry as a whole.