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Wired - I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring
Wired - I Accidentally Hacked a Peruvian Crime Ring
Op-edcommunications staffDecember 10, 2021
The Hill - Congress will make your car spy on you
The Hill - Congress will make your car spy on you
communications staffDecember 9, 2021
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
Op-edcommunications staffNovember 30, 2021
Gotham Gazette - Rewriting the History of 2020 Crime
Gotham Gazette - Rewriting the History of 2020 Crime
PolicingWilliam OwenOctober 27, 2021
Tech Policy Press - An American In Paris Reflects on Vaccine Passport Apps
Tech Policy Press - An American In Paris Reflects on Vaccine Passport Apps
COVIDWilliam OwenSeptember 24, 2021
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
Op-edWilliam OwenSeptember 14, 2021
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
NYC, Op-ed, Technology, Policingcommunications staffSeptember 9, 2021
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
communications staffAugust 24, 2021
Wired- Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
Wired- Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
communications staffAugust 11, 2021
NY Daily News- You Call This a Vaccine Passport?
NY Daily News- You Call This a Vaccine Passport?
communications staffAugust 10, 2021
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
communications staffJuly 28, 2021spyware, pegasus, Jamal Khashoggi
Gotham Gazette -  Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
Gotham Gazette - Surveillance and The City: NYC’s Delivery Data Dilemma
communications staffJuly 16, 2021City Council, Data, Delivery, Small businesses
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
communications staffJuly 13, 2021twitter, social media
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
WIRED - Facial Verification Won't Fight Fraud
communications staffJune 9, 2021facial recognition
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
Op-edcommunications staffJune 2, 2021surveillance, immigration, ICE
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
Policing, Op-edcommunications staffMay 26, 2021surveillance, schools, police, Florida
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
Policing, Op-edcommunications staffMay 26, 2021NYPD, New York City, gun violence, crime
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
WIRED - Apple's AirTags Are a Gift to Stalkers
Op-ed, TechnologyWilliam OwenMay 13, 2021surveillance, apple
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
The Hill - Putting a price on privacy: Ending police data purchases
Op-ed, PolicingWilliam OwenMay 6, 2021privacy, police, ICE, FBI, CBP
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Newsday - Differing views on COVID-19 vaccine passports
Op-ed, COVIDcommunications staffApril 29, 2021covid-19, Excelsior Pass, vaccine passports
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