Electronic Monitoring Isn’t a More Humane Form of Prison. Here’s Why.
Ankle monitors are trending these days: Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort are under the electronic […]
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Fake Video Will Complicate Viral Justice
It used to be that cameras never lie. We tend to privilege visual content, trust what we see, and rely on police […]
How NATO Defends Against the Cyberattacks
“Oops, your files have been encrypted!” This was the chilling message that greeted hundreds of thousands of computer users last summer. The […]
Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent Crime
In February, the ACLU of Massachusetts released a damning report detailing prejudice in social media surveillance efforts by the Boston Police Department […]
Want to Avoid Malware on Your Android Phone? Try the F-Droid App Store
In the early days of Android, co-founder Andy Rubin set the stage for the fledgling mobile operating system. Android’s mission was to […]
Tech Companies Are Complicit in Censoring Iran Protests
The world is witnessing the biggest protest movement in Iran since the 2009 Green Movement uprising. Over the last two weeks, there […]
Even Realistic Videogames like Call of Duty Won’t Help Us Win Wars
Millennials can now storm the beaches of Normandy and fight Nazis with a new level of realism. Sure, past games like like […]
Quantum Computing Is the Next Big Security Risk
The 20th century gave birth to the Nuclear Age as the power of the atom was harnessed and unleashed. Today, we are […]
Ethiopian Espionage Shows Commercial Spyware Is Out of Control
Throughout 2016 and 2017, individuals in Canada, United States, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and numerous other countries began to receive suspicious emails. […]
The US Should Modernize Election Systems to Prevent Hacking
Our democracy hinges on protecting Americans’ ability to fairly choose our own leaders, and this requires public confidence that the voting results […]