algorithmic bureaucracy New York Times writer is shocked to see how much a social trust scoring system knows about her Mark Frauenfelder
Conspiracy kooks Illegal surveillance: Mike Lindell's plan to strap "WMDs" to drones Jason Weisberger
History Why We Fight was a 2006 documentary on the logic of America's endless parade of pointless wars Elías Villoro
books Cory Doctorow interviewed about cyberpunk and surveillance capitalism in The New Yorker David Pescovitz
Business Amazon to enforce social distancing in warehouses with AI surveillance software 'Distance Assistant' Xeni Jardin
politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow
elections When Republicans say "How will you pay for Medicare for All?" Democrats should answer: "Mexico will pay for it" Cory Doctorow
privacy Toronto approves Google's surveillance city, despite leaks revealing Orwellian plans Cory Doctorow
toronto Leaked document reveals that Sidewalk Labs' Toronto plans for private taxation, private roads, charter schools, corporate cops and judges, and punishment for people who choose privacy Cory Doctorow
google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow