security "Smart home" companies refuse to say whether law enforcement is using your gadgets to spy on you 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
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
politics LA city controller candidate Kenneth Mejia says the scrutiny over his tweets accusing Biden of rape "shows that we are winning" Mark Frauenfelder
CIA CIA blows off senators who ask it to stop illegally spying on Americans without a warrant Mark Frauenfelder
child abuse PornHub gets busted for profiting off child trafficking, coincidentally announces new policies Thom Dunn
Business Texas AG probing Facebook over biometric data collection that may violate state law Xeni Jardin
politics Trump admin orders hospitals to bypass CDC and send COVID-19 info to Washington database closed to public Xeni Jardin
facebook Facebook makes 'Boogaloo' groups advocating US civil war harder to find, after arrest of participants plotting violence Xeni Jardin