Stories by johnshades

The risks of banning Huawei

When it comes to our DNA and social privacy, our model of consent is broken

Device searches at US borders are “unconstitutionally broad,” rights groups say

The fake people who will soon crowd your timelines

A deleted Wikipedia page speaks volumes about its biggest problem

Facebook’s FTC fine will be a wrist slap, and its stock price shows it

Who cares about liberty? Julia Angwin and Trevor Paglen on our big privacy mess

The whole Trump-Russia saga, summed up in a single Google search mistake

How much are we sacrificing for automation?

Nipsey Hustle was hailed as a hero. But to officials, we was still a gangster

Video: The heavy hand of New York’s social media-powered policing

TED 2019: Google’s advanced tech director wants everything to be a computer

California is fighting over the future of freedom of information laws

Facebook Confirms Millions of Instagram Passwords Were Stored in Plain Text

The web pioneer taking on Google with a private browser and a loyalty club

In a major reversal, Netflix will reveal some metrics for its most popular shows

Jack Dorsey defends Twitter’s anti-abuse AI during heated TED exchange

Carole Cadwalladr blasts tech titans at TED: Your technology is “a crime scene”

Copperfield’s magic secrets crashed into the moon, but you can help find them

MIT scholar surprised by Amazon’s hostile response to her face-recognition work

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