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amNY - Mamdani must rein in mass surveillance — before it’s too late
amNY - Mamdani must rein in mass surveillance — before it’s too late
Tech Policy Press - How Europe’s “Chat Control” Regulation Could Compromise American Communications
Tech Policy Press - How Europe’s “Chat Control” Regulation Could Compromise American Communications
Tech Policy Press - New York Mayor Eric Adams Built a Drone Dystopia. Mamdani Shouldn’t Let it Fly.
Tech Policy Press - New York Mayor Eric Adams Built a Drone Dystopia. Mamdani Shouldn’t Let it Fly.
Business Insider - The running industrial complex
Business Insider - The running industrial complex
The Atlantic - The Facial-Recognition Sham
The Atlantic - The Facial-Recognition Sham
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: Secure Jobs Act offers blueprint against workplace surveillance
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: Secure Jobs Act offers blueprint against workplace surveillance
City Limits - Opinion: Albany Can’t Wait Until January To Fight Trump and ICE
City Limits - Opinion: Albany Can’t Wait Until January To Fight Trump and ICE
The Hill - ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that.
The Hill - ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that.
New York Daily News - N.Y.’s broken system of government transparency
New York Daily News - N.Y.’s broken system of government transparency
Detroit Metro Times - For incarcerated parents, video visits can’t replace hugging your child
Detroit Metro Times - For incarcerated parents, video visits can’t replace hugging your child
Slate - Facial Recognition Is Getting a Lot More Invasive Under Trump
Slate - Facial Recognition Is Getting a Lot More Invasive Under Trump
City & State - Opinion: ‘Excited delirium’ is racist pseudoscience. NY must ban it as a diagnosis.
City & State - Opinion: ‘Excited delirium’ is racist pseudoscience. NY must ban it as a diagnosis.
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: In NY shops, your biometric data is another steep cost
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: In NY shops, your biometric data is another steep cost
Syracuse.com - NY government transparency shouldn’t cost so much
Syracuse.com - NY government transparency shouldn’t cost so much
Times Union - Digital dragnet searches are a threat to Americans' free speech and privacy
Times Union - Digital dragnet searches are a threat to Americans' free speech and privacy
Newsday - Hochul, state lawmakers should drop NY mask ban proposals
Newsday - Hochul, state lawmakers should drop NY mask ban proposals
City & State - New York can’t be a pawn in Trump’s anti-immigrant rampage
City & State - New York can’t be a pawn in Trump’s anti-immigrant rampage
Newsday - Congestion pricing shouldn't cost New Yorkers their privacy
Newsday - Congestion pricing shouldn't cost New Yorkers their privacy
City Limits - The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam
City Limits - The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam
New York Law Journal - If 23andMe Goes Bankrupt, What Happens to All Our Data?
New York Law Journal - If 23andMe Goes Bankrupt, What Happens to All Our Data?
The Atlantic - An Autistic Teenager Fell Hard for a Chatbot
The Atlantic - An Autistic Teenager Fell Hard for a Chatbot
Times Union - Commentary: Kids Online Safety Act isn't the way to shield youth from harmful content
Times Union - Commentary: Kids Online Safety Act isn't the way to shield youth from harmful content
The Washington Blade - Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ youth
The Washington Blade - Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ youth
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mayor Adams, accused of millions in fraud, defends mass shooting over $2.90
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mayor Adams, accused of millions in fraud, defends mass shooting over $2.90
City Limits - Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
City Limits - Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
NY Daily News - Genocide denial can’t be for sale at City Hall
NY Daily News - Genocide denial can’t be for sale at City Hall
NY Daily News - The devolution of subway scanners
NY Daily News - The devolution of subway scanners
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mask bans make NY less safe
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mask bans make NY less safe
City Limits - Opinion: NYPD Political Harassment Breaks The Law
City Limits - Opinion: NYPD Political Harassment Breaks The Law
Business Insider - Through the roof: My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.
Business Insider - Through the roof: My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.

2025 Archive

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Business Insider - The running industrial complex
Business Insider - The running industrial complex
The Atlantic - The Facial-Recognition Sham
The Atlantic - The Facial-Recognition Sham
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: Secure Jobs Act offers blueprint against workplace surveillance
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: Secure Jobs Act offers blueprint against workplace surveillance
City Limits - Opinion: Albany Can’t Wait Until January To Fight Trump and ICE
City Limits - Opinion: Albany Can’t Wait Until January To Fight Trump and ICE
The Hill - ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that.
The Hill - ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that.
New York Daily News - N.Y.’s broken system of government transparency
New York Daily News - N.Y.’s broken system of government transparency
Detroit Metro Times - For incarcerated parents, video visits can’t replace hugging your child
Detroit Metro Times - For incarcerated parents, video visits can’t replace hugging your child
Slate - Facial Recognition Is Getting a Lot More Invasive Under Trump
Slate - Facial Recognition Is Getting a Lot More Invasive Under Trump
City & State - Opinion: ‘Excited delirium’ is racist pseudoscience. NY must ban it as a diagnosis.
City & State - Opinion: ‘Excited delirium’ is racist pseudoscience. NY must ban it as a diagnosis.
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: In NY shops, your biometric data is another steep cost
Crain’s New York Business - Op-ed: In NY shops, your biometric data is another steep cost
Syracuse.com - NY government transparency shouldn’t cost so much
Syracuse.com - NY government transparency shouldn’t cost so much
Times Union - Digital dragnet searches are a threat to Americans' free speech and privacy
Times Union - Digital dragnet searches are a threat to Americans' free speech and privacy
Newsday - Hochul, state lawmakers should drop NY mask ban proposals
Newsday - Hochul, state lawmakers should drop NY mask ban proposals
City & State - New York can’t be a pawn in Trump’s anti-immigrant rampage
City & State - New York can’t be a pawn in Trump’s anti-immigrant rampage
Newsday - Congestion pricing shouldn't cost New Yorkers their privacy
Newsday - Congestion pricing shouldn't cost New Yorkers their privacy
City Limits - The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam
City Limits - The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam
New York Law Journal - If 23andMe Goes Bankrupt, What Happens to All Our Data?
New York Law Journal - If 23andMe Goes Bankrupt, What Happens to All Our Data?

2024 Archive

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The Atlantic - An Autistic Teenager Fell Hard for a Chatbot
The Atlantic - An Autistic Teenager Fell Hard for a Chatbot
Times Union - Commentary: Kids Online Safety Act isn't the way to shield youth from harmful content
Times Union - Commentary: Kids Online Safety Act isn't the way to shield youth from harmful content
The Washington Blade - Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ youth
The Washington Blade - Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ youth
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mayor Adams, accused of millions in fraud, defends mass shooting over $2.90
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mayor Adams, accused of millions in fraud, defends mass shooting over $2.90
City Limits - Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
City Limits - Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
NY Daily News - Genocide denial can’t be for sale at City Hall
NY Daily News - Genocide denial can’t be for sale at City Hall
NY Daily News - The devolution of subway scanners
NY Daily News - The devolution of subway scanners
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mask bans make NY less safe
New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mask bans make NY less safe
Business Insider - Through the roof: My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.
Business Insider - Through the roof: My journey into the surreal, infuriating future of homeowners insurance.
City Limits - In New York, Government Transparency is Failing
City Limits - In New York, Government Transparency is Failing
City Limits - Mayor Adams Wants to Turn NYC Into ‘Cop City’
City Limits - Mayor Adams Wants to Turn NYC Into ‘Cop City’
Business Insider - AI is quietly being used to pick your pocket
Business Insider - AI is quietly being used to pick your pocket
Times Union - Only one of New York's just-passed online safety bills will keep kids safe
Times Union - Only one of New York's just-passed online safety bills will keep kids safe
Newsday - New York should ban biometric surveillance in schools
Newsday - New York should ban biometric surveillance in schools
New York Amsterdam News - Facial recognition locked me out of my own apartment. NYS must ban it.
New York Amsterdam News - Facial recognition locked me out of my own apartment. NYS must ban it.
Tech Policy Press - Panoptic Surveillance is No Panacea
Tech Policy Press - Panoptic Surveillance is No Panacea
Amsterdam News - OMNY and NYPD’s omnipresent surveillance
Amsterdam News - OMNY and NYPD’s omnipresent surveillance
The Hill - AI is causing massive hiring discrimination based on disability
The Hill - AI is causing massive hiring discrimination based on disability
Tech Policy Press - New York’s AI Policy Falls Short On Surveillance
Tech Policy Press - New York’s AI Policy Falls Short On Surveillance
Business Insider - My Apple Vision Pro nightmare
Business Insider - My Apple Vision Pro nightmare
Tech Policy Press - There’s No Texting Away Gun Violence
Tech Policy Press - There’s No Texting Away Gun Violence
Syracuse.com - Gov. Hochul is fighting a shoplifting hoax
Syracuse.com - Gov. Hochul is fighting a shoplifting hoax
Bloomberg Law - Shifting AI Litigation Burden Would Help Plaintiffs in Court
Bloomberg Law - Shifting AI Litigation Burden Would Help Plaintiffs in Court
City & State - Sexual assault survivors in NY, your DNA can be used against you
City & State - Sexual assault survivors in NY, your DNA can be used against you
Times Union - Commentary: New York must ban digital dragnets that use cellphone data
Times Union - Commentary: New York must ban digital dragnets that use cellphone data
The Atlantic - Don’t Talk to People Like They’re Chatbots
The Atlantic - Don’t Talk to People Like They’re Chatbots
City Limits - Opinion: Unearthing the NYPD’s Secrets
City Limits - Opinion: Unearthing the NYPD’s Secrets

2023 Archive

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Fast Company - POV: Section 702’s always been rotten. Congress must trash it at expiration
Fast Company - POV: Section 702’s always been rotten. Congress must trash it at expiration
Tech Policy Press - No More Surprise NYPD Robots
Tech Policy Press - No More Surprise NYPD Robots
City Limits - Opinion: Biometric Surveillance Has No Place in New Yorkers’ Homes
City Limits - Opinion: Biometric Surveillance Has No Place in New Yorkers’ Homes
Mad in America - Students Don’t Need Spying, They Need Trust
Mad in America - Students Don’t Need Spying, They Need Trust
City Limits - Opinion: City Council Must Act to Keep NYPD Radio Transmissions Public
City Limits - Opinion: City Council Must Act to Keep NYPD Radio Transmissions Public
Fast Company - New York’s garbage surveillance program is a privacy nightmare
Fast Company - New York’s garbage surveillance program is a privacy nightmare
The Daily Beast - What the Kansas Newsroom Raid Reveals About Widespread Spying on the Press
The Daily Beast - What the Kansas Newsroom Raid Reveals About Widespread Spying on the Press
The Boston Globe - Will AI be monitoring kids in their classrooms?
The Boston Globe - Will AI be monitoring kids in their classrooms?
Washington Blade - There’s no Pride in censoring queer gamers
Washington Blade - There’s no Pride in censoring queer gamers
Fast Company - POV: NY prisons are in crisis. Body cams won’t help
Fast Company - POV: NY prisons are in crisis. Body cams won’t help
The Hill - New technology, same problems: We need to ensure accessibility for everyone
The Hill - New technology, same problems: We need to ensure accessibility for everyone
Business Insider - AI is using the Oxy marketing playbook to hook people on prescription drugs
Business Insider - AI is using the Oxy marketing playbook to hook people on prescription drugs
Times Union - Commentary: A victory for trans rights, but still more to do
Times Union - Commentary: A victory for trans rights, but still more to do
City & State New York - Opinion: New York must say no to social media surveillance
City & State New York - Opinion: New York must say no to social media surveillance
Slate - The Police Surveillance Tool Too Dangerous to Ignore
Slate - The Police Surveillance Tool Too Dangerous to Ignore
The Daily Beast - Biden, Don't Celebrate Debt Ceiling Deal. Instead, Take It to Court
The Daily Beast - Biden, Don't Celebrate Debt Ceiling Deal. Instead, Take It to Court
Wired - The Surgeon General Is Pushing for a Misguided Social Media Policy
Wired - The Surgeon General Is Pushing for a Misguided Social Media Policy
Fast Company - POV: The FBI will keep abusing personal data until we end Section 702
Fast Company - POV: The FBI will keep abusing personal data until we end Section 702
City Limits - Opinion: Geofence Warrants Violate NY’s Constitution. Let’s Ban Them.
City Limits - Opinion: Geofence Warrants Violate NY’s Constitution. Let’s Ban Them.
Fast Company - POV: NYPD’s robodogs are being paid for in the shadiest way possible
Fast Company - POV: NYPD’s robodogs are being paid for in the shadiest way possible
Gotham Gazatte - New York City Finally Faces Down Facial Recognition
Gotham Gazatte - New York City Finally Faces Down Facial Recognition
NY Daily News - Mayor Adams: Ditch the RoboCops: Surveillance technology is not good public policy
NY Daily News - Mayor Adams: Ditch the RoboCops: Surveillance technology is not good public policy
Times Union - Commentary: Stop police from using your cellphone against you
Times Union - Commentary: Stop police from using your cellphone against you
Washington Blade - When Discr33t_T0P’s a discreet cop
Washington Blade - When Discr33t_T0P’s a discreet cop
Gotham Gazette - Drake Fans, NYPD Promos, and the Unregulated New York Surveillance State
Gotham Gazette - Drake Fans, NYPD Promos, and the Unregulated New York Surveillance State
She Knows - Without Roe v. Wade, Abortion Cyber Safety is the New ‘Talk’ Parents Have to Give Their Teens
She Knows - Without Roe v. Wade, Abortion Cyber Safety is the New ‘Talk’ Parents Have to Give Their Teens
New York Law Journal - Yes, Justice Hector LaSalle Really Is Conservative
New York Law Journal - Yes, Justice Hector LaSalle Really Is Conservative

2022 Archive

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Tech Policy Press - The Virtual Asylum Replacing Mental Healthcare
Tech Policy Press - The Virtual Asylum Replacing Mental Healthcare
City Limits - Opinion: NYC Jails Criminalize Mail Correspondence, Just In Time For the Holidays
City Limits - Opinion: NYC Jails Criminalize Mail Correspondence, Just In Time For the Holidays
BostonGlobe - Is digital privacy overrated?
BostonGlobe - Is digital privacy overrated?
Fast Company - POV: We need to give kids their space online
Fast Company - POV: We need to give kids their space online
The Daily Beast - Cops Might Already Have Your DNA, Without Your Consent
The Daily Beast - Cops Might Already Have Your DNA, Without Your Consent
Fast Company - In Texas, facial recognition is becoming a way of life
Fast Company - In Texas, facial recognition is becoming a way of life
Times Union - Commentary: Keep facial recognition out of New York schools
Times Union - Commentary: Keep facial recognition out of New York schools
New York Daily News - Why is the NYPD hiding its surveillance of BLM?
New York Daily News - Why is the NYPD hiding its surveillance of BLM?
The Hastings Center - The CDC’s Misguided Medical Masking Policy
The Hastings Center - The CDC’s Misguided Medical Masking Policy
BostonGlobe - A warning from China’s surveillance state: It could happen here
BostonGlobe - A warning from China’s surveillance state: It could happen here
The Daily Beast - You Have No Privacy—the Government Already Bought It From Tech Companies
The Daily Beast - You Have No Privacy—the Government Already Bought It From Tech Companies
Slate - Apple Is Using Its Reputation for Protecting Privacy to Invade Your Privacy
Slate - Apple Is Using Its Reputation for Protecting Privacy to Invade Your Privacy
Wired - The ‘Surveillance Solutionism’ of Putting Cameras in NYC Subways
Wired - The ‘Surveillance Solutionism’ of Putting Cameras in NYC Subways
NY Daily News - The Mets should steal bases, not faces
NY Daily News - The Mets should steal bases, not faces
Wired - Facebook's Message Encryption Was Built to Fail
Wired - Facebook's Message Encryption Was Built to Fail
Bottom Line Inc - Your Car Is Spying on You
Bottom Line Inc - Your Car Is Spying on You
Fast Company - A first-of-its-kind law in Houston poses a major threat to privacy
Fast Company - A first-of-its-kind law in Houston poses a major threat to privacy
Wired - Alex Jones’ Accidental Text Dump Is Hilarious — and Alarming
Wired - Alex Jones’ Accidental Text Dump Is Hilarious — and Alarming
The Daily Beast - How Tech Treats Students With Disabilities Like Criminals
The Daily Beast - How Tech Treats Students With Disabilities Like Criminals
The Boston Globe - Your camera, the police, and you
The Boston Globe - Your camera, the police, and you
Slate - The New Way Police Could Use Your Google Searches Against You
Slate - The New Way Police Could Use Your Google Searches Against You
Fast Company - Abortion surveillance tech could create an American refugee crisis
Fast Company - Abortion surveillance tech could create an American refugee crisis
NY Daily News - Is your faucet spying on you?
NY Daily News - Is your faucet spying on you?
Wired - The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Surveillance State
Wired - The Supreme Court Is Building Its Own Surveillance State
Fast Company - In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, surveillance tech is not the answer
Fast Company - In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, surveillance tech is not the answer
Wired - An EU Law Could Let US Prosecutors Scan Phones for Abortion Texts
Wired - An EU Law Could Let US Prosecutors Scan Phones for Abortion Texts
Gotham Gazette - Subway Shooting Showcases Surveillance’s Shortcomings
Gotham Gazette - Subway Shooting Showcases Surveillance’s Shortcomings
Fast Company - Why Tinder’s background check is a major backfire
Fast Company - Why Tinder’s background check is a major backfire
Daily Beast - Elon Musk’s Twitter Could Be a Nightmare for User Privacy
Daily Beast - Elon Musk’s Twitter Could Be a Nightmare for User Privacy
Daily Beast - New Tech Won’t Stop New York’s Old Guns and Terror Problems
Daily Beast - New Tech Won’t Stop New York’s Old Guns and Terror Problems

2021 Archive

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NY Daily News - Cancel the NYPD’s ShotSpotter contract
NY Daily News - Cancel the NYPD’s ShotSpotter contract
Verfassungsblog - A Hollow Promise
Verfassungsblog - A Hollow Promise
Wired - I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring
Wired - I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring
The Hill - Congress will make your car spy on you
The Hill - Congress will make your car spy on you
Gotham Gazette - Mayor Must Veto Bill Passed by City Council That Will Only Make AI Bias Worse
Gotham Gazette - Mayor Must Veto Bill Passed by City Council That Will Only Make AI Bias Worse
Gotham Gazette - Rewriting the History of 2020 Crime
Gotham Gazette - Rewriting the History of 2020 Crime
Tech Policy Press - An American In Paris Reflects on Vaccine Passport Apps
Tech Policy Press - An American In Paris Reflects on Vaccine Passport Apps
FastCompany - The most devastating tool of abortion bounty hunters in Texas could be the surveillance state
FastCompany - The most devastating tool of abortion bounty hunters in Texas could be the surveillance state
Wired - 20 Years After 9/11, Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life
Wired - 20 Years After 9/11, Surveillance Has Become a Way of Life
Daily Beast - The Taliban Now Controls a U.S.-Made Super-Surveillance System
Daily Beast - The Taliban Now Controls a U.S.-Made Super-Surveillance System
Wired- Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
Wired- Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
NY Daily News- You Call This a Vaccine Passport?
NY Daily News- You Call This a Vaccine Passport?
Fast Company - Your phone is watching you: Why NSO Group’s spyware is such a big threat to democracy
Fast Company - Your phone is watching you: Why NSO Group’s spyware is such a big threat to democracy
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
WIRED - I'm Not a Reporter. But I'm Verified as One on Twitter
WIRED - I'm Not a Reporter. But I'm Verified as One on Twitter
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us
Daily News - How to tame New York's surveillance state: Three must-pass bills in Albany to protect immigrants and all of us
Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended
Tampa Bay Times - ‘Predictive policing’ continues in Pasco’s school; it’s been amended, not ended
Gotham Gazette - More Cops in the City Won’t Solve What's a National Gun Violence Spike
Gotham Gazette - More Cops in the City Won’t Solve What's a National Gun Violence Spike
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Wired - Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive
Wired - Vaccine Registries Are Good, Vaccine Apps Are Invasive
NY Daily News - Corey Johnson should face the music: The Council speaker is bottling up a face recognition ban
NY Daily News - Corey Johnson should face the music: The Council speaker is bottling up a face recognition ban
Fast Company - We don’t need weak laws governing AI in hiring—we need a ban
Fast Company - We don’t need weak laws governing AI in hiring—we need a ban
The Daily Beast - I Forged New York’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat
The Daily Beast - I Forged New York’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat
The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
The Guardian - Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans
Fast Company - The CDC’s program to track vaccine effectiveness over time leaves out 60 million Americans
Gotham Gazette - ‘Cuomo’s Coronavirus Coup’ Revisited – One Year Later
Gotham Gazette - ‘Cuomo’s Coronavirus Coup’ Revisited – One Year Later
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors
NY Daily News - Ban ‘digital stop-and-frisk’: Facial recognition technology too prone to errors

2020 Archive

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The Daily Beast - Vaccine Passports are Big Tech’s Latest Dystopian Nightmare
The Daily Beast - Vaccine Passports are Big Tech’s Latest Dystopian Nightmare
City Limits - Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders
City Limits - Opinion: City’s E-Scooter Program Must Ensure Privacy for Riders
Gotham Gazette - De Blasio Backs NYPD Harassment of Muslim New Yorkers
Gotham Gazette - De Blasio Backs NYPD Harassment of Muslim New Yorkers
The Reboot - The Assault on Internet Privacy: Why Data Encryption Is Essential
The Reboot - The Assault on Internet Privacy: Why Data Encryption Is Essential
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: New York’s Latest Covid Boondoggle Is In Your Pocket
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: New York’s Latest Covid Boondoggle Is In Your Pocket
Thomas Reuters News Foundation - When your boss sees everything - why Biden must act against spyware
Thomas Reuters News Foundation - When your boss sees everything - why Biden must act against spyware
Vice - Amazon’s Surveillance Drones Violate FCC Rules. It's Time To Enforce Them
Vice - Amazon’s Surveillance Drones Violate FCC Rules. It's Time To Enforce Them
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Online Bar Exam, Remote Learning Fuel In-Home Surveillance
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Online Bar Exam, Remote Learning Fuel In-Home Surveillance
Verfassungsblog - ‘Keyword Warrants’ Make Every Search A Risk
Verfassungsblog - ‘Keyword Warrants’ Make Every Search A Risk
NY Daily News - The real anarchist jurisdiction is Trump’s Washington, D.C.
NY Daily News - The real anarchist jurisdiction is Trump’s Washington, D.C.
The Guardian - A human wrote this article. You shouldn’t be scared of GPT-3
The Guardian - A human wrote this article. You shouldn’t be scared of GPT-3
Fast Company - Telehealth has a hidden downside
Fast Company - Telehealth has a hidden downside
Pando - Silicon Valley is trying to create a new ‘antibody elite’
Pando - Silicon Valley is trying to create a new ‘antibody elite’
NY Daily News - NYC’s COVID quarantine checkpoints are dangerous
NY Daily News - NYC’s COVID quarantine checkpoints are dangerous
TechCruch Here are a few ways GPT-3 can go wrong
TechCruch Here are a few ways GPT-3 can go wrong
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Cuomo’s Covid Security Theater
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Cuomo’s Covid Security Theater
The Boston Globe - The TikTok Backlash Is Hypocritical
The Boston Globe - The TikTok Backlash Is Hypocritical
The Daily Beast - Contact Tracing Might Become Cops’ Newest Surveillance Tool
The Daily Beast - Contact Tracing Might Become Cops’ Newest Surveillance Tool
The Guardian - Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database
The Guardian - Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database
OneZero - Covid-19 Can’t Be an Excuse for Back-to-School Surveillance
OneZero - Covid-19 Can’t Be an Excuse for Back-to-School Surveillance
Fast Company - Microsoft needs to stop selling surveillance to the NYPD
Fast Company - Microsoft needs to stop selling surveillance to the NYPD
New York Daily News: A long overdue curb on NYPD spying
New York Daily News: A long overdue curb on NYPD spying
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Contact Tracing, the NYPD’s Newest Spy Tool?
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Contact Tracing, the NYPD’s Newest Spy Tool?
Fast Company - The long, ugly history of how police have tracked protesters
Fast Company - The long, ugly history of how police have tracked protesters
New York Daily News - What’s the real NYPD Budget? Nobody knows
New York Daily News - What’s the real NYPD Budget? Nobody knows
Daily Beast - COVID-19 Has Turned Paradise Into a Privacy Nightmare
Daily Beast - COVID-19 Has Turned Paradise Into a Privacy Nightmare
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Public Trust Needed for a Public Tracing System
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Public Trust Needed for a Public Tracing System
The Boston Globe - Tracking coronavirus with smartphones isn’t just a tech problem
The Boston Globe - Tracking coronavirus with smartphones isn’t just a tech problem
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City - A New York Dictatorship?
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City - A New York Dictatorship?
Fast Company - Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19
Fast Company - Tracking everyone’s whereabouts won’t stop COVID-19

2019 Archive

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One Zero - Cybersecurity Workers Need to Learn From Victims
One Zero - Cybersecurity Workers Need to Learn From Victims
Fast Company - New York City could be the turning point in the fight against surveillance
Fast Company - New York City could be the turning point in the fight against surveillance
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Sex, Lies, and Wiretaps
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Sex, Lies, and Wiretaps
The Daily Beast - The New 911 System Has Its Own Hidden Dangers
The Daily Beast - The New 911 System Has Its Own Hidden Dangers
Fast Company - The first effort to regulate AI was a spectacular failure.
Fast Company - The first effort to regulate AI was a spectacular failure.
The Daily Beast - He’s Sorry for Stop-and-Frisk, and Locker-Room Talk. Where’s Mike Bloomberg’s Apology for Spying on Muslims?
The Daily Beast - He’s Sorry for Stop-and-Frisk, and Locker-Room Talk. Where’s Mike Bloomberg’s Apology for Spying on Muslims?
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Past Time for the POST Act
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Past Time for the POST Act
NY Daily News - Police body cameras vs. the public
NY Daily News - Police body cameras vs. the public
NBC Think - Ankle monitors can hold captives in invisible jails of debt, pain and bugged conversations
NBC Think - Ankle monitors can hold captives in invisible jails of debt, pain and bugged conversations
The Daily Beast - Facial Recognition Tech Is a Blatant Misuse of Police Bodycams
The Daily Beast - Facial Recognition Tech Is a Blatant Misuse of Police Bodycams
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Facing Up to Facial Recognition
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: Facing Up to Facial Recognition
BoingBoing - Identity theft's newest target: your face
BoingBoing - Identity theft's newest target: your face
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: IDNYC’s Not-So-Smart Future
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and the City: IDNYC’s Not-So-Smart Future
The Daily Beast - Smart Cities Are Creating a Mass Surveillance Nightmare
The Daily Beast - Smart Cities Are Creating a Mass Surveillance Nightmare
The Daily Beast - Phone Tracking Data Is Notoriously Unreliable. So Why Are We Still Using It in Court?
The Daily Beast - Phone Tracking Data Is Notoriously Unreliable. So Why Are We Still Using It in Court?
NY Daily News - The irony behind de Blasio’s proposed robot tax
NY Daily News - The irony behind de Blasio’s proposed robot tax
NY Times - How Bodycams Distort Real Life
NY Times - How Bodycams Distort Real Life
BoingBoing - You have the right to remain encrypted
BoingBoing - You have the right to remain encrypted
NY Daily News - Make big tech, and cops, stop tracking us surreptitiously
NY Daily News - Make big tech, and cops, stop tracking us surreptitiously
Medium - Prison Time Is the Answer to Tech’s Privacy Crisis
Medium - Prison Time Is the Answer to Tech’s Privacy Crisis
One Zero - Prison Time Is the Answer to Tech’s Privacy Crisis
One Zero - Prison Time Is the Answer to Tech’s Privacy Crisis
NBC - Surveillance by sanctuary cities is helping ICE track undocumented immigrants.
NBC - Surveillance by sanctuary cities is helping ICE track undocumented immigrants.
NBC - The killer robots are coming. Here's our best shot at stopping them.
NBC - The killer robots are coming. Here's our best shot at stopping them.
Gotham Gazette - Smells Like Teen Surveillance
Gotham Gazette - Smells Like Teen Surveillance
NY Daily News - Face it: Recognition technology isn’t close to ready for prime-time
NY Daily News - Face it: Recognition technology isn’t close to ready for prime-time
Gotham Gazette - Take Down Cuomo’s Creeping Cameras
Gotham Gazette - Take Down Cuomo’s Creeping Cameras
BoingBoing: Rise of the Surveillance Scooters?
BoingBoing: Rise of the Surveillance Scooters?
Kings County Politics: Court Right To Say NYPD Can’t Police Its Own Sexual Misconduct
Kings County Politics: Court Right To Say NYPD Can’t Police Its Own Sexual Misconduct
BoingBoing: New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning
BoingBoing: New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning
Slate: The NYPD’s new fleet of drones requires stronger privacy regulations.
Slate: The NYPD’s new fleet of drones requires stronger privacy regulations.
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