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privacy Assessing Snowden's legacy, five years on Cory Doctorow

law America's surveillance court rubber-stamped every single surveillance warrant in 2015 Cory Doctorow
corruption Canarywatch: fine-grained, high-alert system to detect and reveal secret government snooping Cory Doctorow
law Rubberstamping FISA court can't be expected to actually oversee surveillance Cory Doctorow
nsa Report: Justice ethics watchdog didn't look into judges' NSA concerns Xeni Jardin
surveillance Secret spy spy court demands government transparency on surveillance programs Xeni Jardin
surveillance EFF wins big: secret FISA court opinion will be released Cory Doctorow
Business Lavabit's owner threatened with arrest for shutting down rather than spying on customers Cory Doctorow
corruption Secret rulings from America's shadow Supreme Court legalizes spying in one-sided hearings Cory Doctorow
travel The thrift store that exists because airlines lose your bags Popkin
Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair
politics US debt hits $31.26 trillion, exceeds annual GDP Ellsworth Toohey
politics Iran war has cost $25bn so far, admits Pentagon. The real cost is closer to $50bn. Rob Beschizza
History Get a university-level education on buried viking treasure for free Séamus Bellamy
gadgets Free Universal Construction Kit: 3D-printable adapters to connect Lego, Duplo, K'Nex, Stickle Bricks and other systems Rob Beschizza
The stars at night The best little police prostitution scandal in Texas Jason Weisberger
Technology Southwest limits passengers to one portable charger Ellsworth Toohey
Technology Teen builds £30 chess timer with Raspberry Pi Pico W Ellsworth Toohey
crime Man says his wife used a security camera to steal his password and $176 million in Bitcoin Ellsworth Toohey
crime Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart Rob Beschizza