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Black Women Giving Birth in Prison Face Surveillance Disguised as Medical Care
The midsection shackle, which requires a guard standing over the birthing process, is offered as "hands-on" care.
Calls Grow for Moratorium on Private Spyware After Pegasus Revelations
According to Amnesty International, at least 180 journalists have been targeted with the spyware.
Massive Data Leak Shows Israeli Spyware Targeted Journalists Around the World
Governments are hacking the phones of reporters and activists, according to a wide-ranging investigation.
Maya Schenwar Says Defunding the Police Might Have Saved Her Sister’s Life
Schenwar says her sister’s death came after a long cycle of criminalization, making her chances of recovery much harder.
Coalition Demands Federal Ban on Amazon’s Punitive Worker Surveillance
Prime Day tends to heighten warehouse injury risks as workers face intense pressure to accommodate the influx of orders.
In His Wild Bid to Stop Leaks to the Press, Trump Even Spied on His Own Lawyer
Reports of the Trump administration running its own version of Nixon’s “White House Plumbers” landed with a boom.
Biden DOJ Says It Will No Longer Spy on New York Times Journalists
Trump and Biden administrations' subpoenas for journalists' records are "really troubling," says civil rights advocate.
Dismantle NYC’s Mass Surveillance Project — Start With Jail Recordings
In New York City, thousands of calls between incarcerated people and their legal teams were illegally recorded.
The US Needs to Stop Treating Ramadan Like a National Security Issue
The framing of Islam as a national security threat serves as justification for extreme interventions by the state.
Intelligence Report on “Extremism” Equates Anarchists With Right-Wing Militias
Biden requested a threat assessment on “extremism.” The resulting report obscures profound asymmetries in violence.