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Employers Are Using Surveillance Tech to Spy on Remote Workers
We must ensure that the pandemic is not used as an excuse to worsen conditions for remote employees.
NSA Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden Was Illegal, Rules Appeals Court
The court gave credit to the whistleblower for helping to uncover and end the program.
Trump Didn’t Invent State Violence Against Protesters — But He’s Escalating It
From Homeland Security to COINTELPRO and beyond, the U.S. has a very long history of meeting dissent with brutality.
Over 1,100 Policing Agencies in the US Have Bought Drones Capable of Recording
Despite assurances from police that data will not be shared, it’s hard to imagine that if it exists, it won’t be used.
Journalists Struggle for Press Freedoms in a Time of Repression and Surveillance
Journalists have been violently targeted by police at Black Lives Matter protests across the country.
We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons
Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, “Prison By Any Other Name,” and the need for abolition.
Face Recognition Risks Chilling Our Ability to Participate in Free Speech
There are few (if any) rules governing how this technology can or cannot be used.
Facebook and Its Big Tech Cronies Are Upgrading Their Anti-Union Tools
Facebook is the latest big tech company to join Google and Amazon in creating spyware to snoop on employee organizing.
How to Protect Yourself From Retaliation When Filming Police Brutality
Here’s what you can do after you film the police to protect the victims, their families and yourself.
Big Tech Is Using the Pandemic to Push Dangerous New Forms of Surveillance
Data from new smartphone apps being used to track COVID infections can easily be weaponized against groups of people.