transparency How the payday loan industry laundered policy by paying academics to write papers that supported its positions Cory Doctorow
corruption Public records requests reveal the elaborate shell-company secrecy that Google uses when seeking subsidies for data-centers Cory Doctorow
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fbi More FBI follies: civil rights groups are "terrorists" and their victims are the KKK Cory Doctorow
gender The FBI invented a fictitious "abortion extremist" movement, then warned local cops about potential acts of domestic terror from it Cory Doctorow
trumpism In DHS tests, prototypes of Trump's chosen barrier posts were easily defeated by hacksaws Cory Doctorow
trumpism Search the databases of Trump political appointees' resumes and discover their undisclosed conflicts of interest Cory Doctorow
happy mutants How a civic hacker used open data to halve tickets at Chicago's most confusing parking spot Cory Doctorow
Business English and Welsh local governments use "terrorism" as the excuse to block publication of commercial vacancies Cory Doctorow
law Judge to EPA: you are legally required to turn over Pruitt's documentary evidence for climate denial Cory Doctorow
transparency Laramie County, Wyoming Sheriffs' department blocks public records requests for their prison phone monopoly deal Cory Doctorow
security Nova Scotia abandons its attempt to destroy a teenager who stumbled on a wide-open directory of sensitive information Cory Doctorow
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