security "Smart home" companies refuse to say whether law enforcement is using your gadgets to spy on you Cory Doctorow

wikipedia Wikimedia's transparency report is a joy Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Amazon's useless "transparency reports" won't disclose whether they're handing data from always-on Alexa mics to governments Cory Doctorow

police Axon's AI police report generator designed to help cops avoid "disclosure headaches" Rob Beschizza

Food Lead found in protein powders Rob Beschizza

politics American influencers deep in Russian pockets Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism Wells Fargo union statement on worker who died at her desk and went unnoticed for four days Jennifer Sandlin

Science Scientists make temporarily transparent mice Jennifer Sandlin

law Kansas cops love confiscating cash and property. A new law forces them to declare what they take. Rob Beschizza

elon musk Twitter accused of violating US sanctions by selling subscriptions to terrorist groups Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Boeing CEO admits "mistake" after latest 737 MAX incident Rob Beschizza

dupe NASA: no evidence UFOs are aliens Rob Beschizza

algorithms Coded Bias and the Algorithm Justice League Elías Villoro

COVID-19 Twitter suspends its Covid-19 misleading information policy Mark Frauenfelder

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was on-scene at Uvalde massacre after 2 minutes and 28 seconds, not 9 minutes as previously disclosed Rob Beschizza

UFOs Why is the government taking UFOs seriously now? Watch this PBS explainer video to find out Mark Frauenfelder

UFOs Next week, a US House subcommittee is holding a public hearing on UFOs David Pescovitz