Warrantless US Spying Is Set to Expire Soon. Let It Die
Surveillance technologies have historically restricted the freedoms of communities of color and immigrants in this country. This history continues today through a […]
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Your Own Pacemaker Can Now Testify Against You In Court
When Ross Compton had a pacemaker installed, he had a constitutional right to remain silent. One would expect his body to have […]
Letting Cyberattack Victims Hack Back Is a Very Unwise Idea
As the rate of cybercrime increases, so too does the intensity of those attacks. Now, companies like the UK’s Pervade Software are […]
Artificial Intelligence Will Make Forging Anything Entirely Too Easy
“Lordy, I hope there are tapes,” said an exasperated James Comey in his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8. […]
The Next Device in Your House to Get Hacked May Be Your Vibrator
Until hackers discovered the internet of things, a maker of kitchen appliances didn’t have to worry about the security of its toasters. […]
Why You Should Keep Funding Kickstarter Projects That Don’t Deliver
Backing a crowdfunding project in 2017 is a terrible idea. You’re more likely to lose your money than receive the thing you […]
Microsoft Is Right: We Need a Digital Geneva Convention
State-sponsored hackers may have meddled in political campaigns from the US to France to the Netherlands. And while nations are finding it […]
Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now
There is a stretch of highway through the Ozark Mountains where being data-driven is a hazard. WIRED OPINION About Jason Tashea (@justicecodes), […]
Taser’s Free Body Cameras Are Good for Cops, Not the People
The company formerly known as Taser announced last week it’s offering free body cameras to every police officer in the United States. […]
Trump’s TSA Budget Fails to Cut the Obvious: Air Marshals
To fund President Donald Trump’s fanciful plans for a massive southern border wall, his administration is scrounging around in the budgets of […]