Boing Boing Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow
transparency Laramie County, Wyoming Sheriffs' department blocks public records requests for their prison phone monopoly deal Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole FCC refuses public records request about Ajit Pai's monumentally unfunny "comedy" videos Cory Doctorow
security EFF fights order to remove public records documents detailing Seattle's smart-meters Cory Doctorow
law Smart-meter vendor says that if we know how their system works, the terrorists will win Cory Doctorow
foia FOIA request reveals rare photographs of that Wu-Tang Clan album bought by Martin Shkreli Thom Dunn
militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn
Technology Twitter tells facial-recognition app maker to stop scraping photos, Clearview AI used by 600+ US law enforcement agencies Xeni Jardin
Business Axon makes false statements to town that bought its police bodycams, threatens to tase their credit-rating if they cancel the contract Cory Doctorow
psycho-electric weapons Government accidentally sends file on "remote mind control" methods to journalist Carla Sinclair
police Taser says its weapons don't kill people, so Reuters built a massive database of 1000+ Taser deaths Cory Doctorow
trains Terror on Amtrak: a slow, not-friendly, screaming, laughing, smiling, lady with no name tag Mark Frauenfelder
