surveillance New York high school will use CCTV and facial recognition to enforce discipline Cory Doctorow

human rights A 1×1 tracking pixel was used as evidence of treason against 30,000 Turks, sent tens of thousands to jail Cory Doctorow

politics In America, "proximity and shared values" is all it takes to turn protesters into felons Cory Doctorow

surveillance Reputation Economy Dystopia: China's new "Citizen Scores" will rate every person in the country Cory Doctorow

law Cartoon Network "severs ties" with Rick and Morty co-creator over domestic violence case Rob Beschizza

facial recognition Madison Square Garden bans Girl Scout troop mom using facial recognition – Time for a CV Dazzle badge for Girl Scouts? Gareth Branwyn

politics Clinton attorney found not guilty of lying to feds Rob Beschizza

boring weirdoes Watch: Idaho Lt. Gov. has difficulty explaining why she spoke at a white supremacist rally Mark Frauenfelder

jeffrey epstein His lowness Prince Andrew loses royal title Rob Beschizza

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crime London cop jailed over Nazi gang membership, terror literature and "hand-drawn" child smut Rob Beschizza

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

Technology Damien Patton, CEO of tech surveillance company Banjo, once helped KKK shoot up a synagogue: Report Xeni Jardin

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who's to blame? in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

police Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams Thom Dunn

corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow

politics Russian agent Maria Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26 Xeni Jardin

usausausa DHS plans to use credit-scores to judge who may become a citizen Cory Doctorow