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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
knife The story of a missing icon: the butterfly knife Jason Weisberger
crime Las Vegas must pay $34m to woman jailed 16 years on evidence fabricated by police Rob Beschizza
Internet troll who terrorized Japan now trapped in Korea facing criminal charges Mark Frauenfelder
NASA more than pays for itself, "generated $76bn" for U.S. economy last year Rob Beschizza
law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza
fires New firehouse burned to the ground lacked fire alarms Allan Rose Hill
L.A.'s fiscal nightmare: Police misconduct lawsuit payouts push city to the brink Ellsworth Toohey
military Honorable discharges given to soldiers kicked out in Don't Ask Don't Tell era Rob Beschizza
serious business Microsoft cuts office space, bucking "back to the office" trend Rob Beschizza
florida Threats against hurricane emergency workers out of control on social media Rob Beschizza
ebay Antique seller banned on eBay for "illicit" 1880s cast iron item Ellsworth Toohey