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Surveillance
April 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump Doesn’t Care About Your Privacy (Just His Own)
Rand Paul smells a political opportunity in the president's wiretapping conspiracy theory about Obama. The senator is being foolish and naive.
April 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump’s new tack on the Russia scandal may already be backfiring.
April 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
The White House is predictably overplaying its hand on the “unmasking” story.
March 13, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Kellyanne Conway admits there’s no evidence of Obama wiretapping Trump, but doubles down anyway.
January 19, 2017
Jordan G. Teicher
White Vans & Black Suburbans
Photographer Mike Osborne watches the people who watch us.
January 17, 2017
Brian Beutler
A Plea to President Obama: Pardon Edward Snowden
The choice is simple: pardon him, or abandon him to the mercy of Trump.
October 7, 2016
Gavin Jacobson
Snowden vs. Le Carré
What do John Le Carré's classic espionage novels mean in the age of surveillance?
October 4, 2016
Nicole Narea
Yahoo’s surveillance program shows why internet companies shouldn’t be deputies of law enforcement.
September 22, 2016
Clark D. Cunningham
The Feds Can Read Your Email, and You’d Never Know
August 24, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
Forget Trump. The NYPD is already a nightmare for Muslims.
April 15, 2016
Clio Chang
Edward Snowden’s techno song is dorky but great.
March 2, 2016
Navneet Alang
Apple vs. the FBI vs. You
No matter who prevails, your privacy is endangered.
February 24, 2016
Ava Kofman
The Troubling Rise of Rapid DNA Testing
Will new DNA tests help convict violent offenders or curb privacy?
February 23, 2016
Clio Chang
Bill Gates confirms that he is, in fact, a P.C.
December 30, 2015
Sasha Belenky
The NSA’s spy powers are irresistible, apparently.
February 6, 2015
Malcolm Harris
The Moral Hazard of Big Data
Pasquale's 'Black Box Society' takes on the destructive power of money-hungry computation
September 26, 2014
Jesse Singal
Study: Videos of Police Violence Might Worsen People's Biases
July 23, 2014
Josh Kovensky
Chief Happiness Officer Is the Latest, Creepiest Job in Corporate America
January 19, 2014
Sean Wilentz
Would You Feel Differently About Snowden, Greenwald, and Assange If You Knew What They Really Thought?
January 18, 2014
Geoffrey R. Stone
President Obama Asked Me to Review the NSA. Here's How I Grade His Reforms

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