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Privacy
June 21, 2018
Matt Ford
The perils of using DNA tests to reunite migrant children with their parents.
April 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
Facebook’s Innocence Project
As Mark Zuckerberg prepares to face Congress, the social media network is selling itself as an idealistic force for good.
April 10, 2018
David Dayen
Ban Targeted Advertising
As Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Congress about Facebook's privacy failures, here's a wholesale solution for politicians to consider.
March 29, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trapped in the Dorm Room
Mark Zuckerberg has long been celebrated as a visionary. But now he’s struggling to see what's right in front of him.
March 22, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mark Zuckerberg’s Half-Hearted Reckoning
The Facebook CEO’s response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal fell short—all but guaranteeing more scrutiny from the government.
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.
September 22, 2016
Clark D. Cunningham
The Feds Can Read Your Email, and You’d Never Know
April 15, 2016
Clio Chang
Edward Snowden’s techno song is dorky but great.
April 13, 2016
Adam Peck
The FBI-Apple fight has turned into a bad movie.
March 29, 2016
Adam Peck
The FBI didn’t need Apple to access the San Bernardino iPhone.
March 21, 2016
Adam Peck
Apple takes a minute to remind everyone it still makes billions of dollars every year selling stuff that people like to buy.
February 25, 2016
Adam Peck
Apple continues to stick it to the man.
February 19, 2016
Adam Peck
Donald Trump’s war against the world now includes Apple.
February 17, 2016
Adam Peck
Apple is about to go to war with the federal government over their users’ digital privacy.
November 18, 2015
Nausicaa Renner
Why We Trade Privacy for Facebook Likes
A legal theorist’s new book explains how our desires are woven into the surveillance state.
November 12, 2015
Gabriel Snyder
Edward Snowden’s first rule of privacy is: Remember how to keep a secret.
December 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
Tuesday's Shooting in Missouri Reveals the Limitations of Police Dashboard Cameras
October 10, 2014
Molly Mirhashem
The "Physical Web" Could Change Your Life—and Track Your Every Move
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
July 21, 2014
Perri Klass
'Harriet the Spy' Predicted Our Surveillance State
A cold war children's book is surprisingly prescient

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