Silicon Valley Amazon is the invisible backbone of ICE’s immigration crackdown Lobbying dollars and a cozy relationship with the government have given the tech giant an outsize influence in the Department of Homeland Security. by Karen Hao 2018-10-22T13:45:00-04:00
Tech Policy China Turns Big Data into Big Brother The country wants to assign citizens a score that determines their eligibility for everything from loans to education. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-29T14:15:00-05:00
Tech Policy The Real Privacy Problem As Web companies and government agencies analyze ever more information about our lives, it’s tempting to respond by passing new privacy laws or creating mechanisms that pay us for our data. Instead, we need a civic solution, because democracy is at risk. by Evgeny Morozov 2013-10-22T02:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Circumventing Encryption Frees NSA’s Hands Online Leaked documents suggest that American spies can decrypt much of the data they collect by tapping into Internet service providers and telecommunications cables. by Tom Simonite 2013-09-06T08:03:32-04:00
