ukpoli UK government will deputise newsagents to collect and retain identity documents from the nation's pornography viewers Cory Doctorow
police FBI offers employers alerts when their employees are arrested, regardless of charges or convictions Cory Doctorow
crime Ontario police's Big Data assigns secret guilt to people looking for jobs, crossing borders Cory Doctorow
uk London police's secret "domestic extremist" list includes people who sketch protests Cory Doctorow
surveillance UK petrol station CCTVs will check insurance/tax status before you are allowed to fill up Cory Doctorow
places The Plotz Plot is the first place in the Atlas Obscura database that was created by Atlas Obscura itself Popkin
video games Champion "GeoGuesser" shows you how to find the location of a photo in a few minutes Mark Frauenfelder
DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn
politics Nick Clegg identified as Facebook executive accused of accepting bribe from OnlyFans to blacklist rival adult entertainers Rob Beschizza
oath keepers Leaked list of "Oath Keepers" militia members includes police chiefs, politicians, and serving military Rob Beschizza
AI France uses Capgemini/Google AI to identify undeclared swimming pools, netting nearly $14 million from undeclared taxes Andrew Yi