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Police Are Increasingly Encrypting Their Radios to Block Scrutiny by Journalists
Press advocates say that the surge in encryption is a reaction to the demand for police accountability after 2020.
Why Are More Tech Leaders Pivoting to Trump? Follow the Crypto.
Crypto may well be the most salient factor in Silicon Valley elite’s new willingness to endorse the right.
Error-Ridden Tech Plagues Millions of US Medicaid Recipients
Deloitte systems have generated incorrect notices to beneficiaries, sent paperwork to the wrong addresses, and more.
AI Companies Want to Colonize Our Data. Here’s How We Stop Them.
Artificial Intelligence companies are imposing a new “Doctrine of Discovery” on our digital commons, but we can resist.
Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety
“We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer.
Will Chicago’s Mayor Cancel Inaccurate Gunshot Detection System Contract?
In 2021, a ShotSpotter alert resulted in the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot by a police officer.
Police Tech Isn’t Designed to Be Accurate — It’s Made to Exert Social Control
Policing technologies are inaccurate by design.
Dysfunctional Migration App Is Making Migrants to US Vulnerable to Kidnapping
Traffickers and scammers are using confusion caused by the CBP One app to take advantage of migrants desperate for help.
To Fight Big Tech, We Must Seize the Means of Computation
“[Elon] Musk is kind of an unsubtle example of the problem with Tech Bros,” says Cory Doctorow.
Rocket-Launching Billionaires Promise a New Pie in the Sky
Musk and Bezos are peddling new age-y religious drama of disaster and salvation, says author Mary-Jane Rubenstein.