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China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
20+ min read · Paywall possible · 321 saves · Jul 29th · Ross Andersen · Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.
How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
1 min read · Paywall possible · 253 saves · Jul 19th · David Nield · You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.
Regulating technology — Benedict Evans
9 min read · 200 saves · Jul 23rd · We regulate lots of industries, from food to banking to airlines, and now, increasingly, we’re going to regulate tech. But that means global platforms…
So Much for the Decentralized Internet
8 min read · Paywall possible · 193 saves · Jul 26th · Ian Bogost · A recent Twitter hack probably didn't scare you. Here's why it should.
How Harvard’s Star Computer-Science Professor Built a Distance-Learning Empire
4 min read · Paywall possible · 187 saves · Jul 21st · Eren Orbey · David Malan, of the hit class CS50, was working to perfect online teaching long before the pandemic. Is his method a model for the…
The Purpose of Technology
4 min read · 167 saves · Jul 19th · If the proximate purpose of technology is to reduce scarcity, the ultimate purpose of technology is to eliminate mortality.
Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking
4 min read · 151 saves · Jul 17th · Maybe it was the old Lionel Hutz play: 'No-logging VPN? I meant, no! Logging VPN!'
Apple has finally embraced key-based 2FA. So should you
10 min read · 148 saves · Jul 17th · Dan Goodin · Hardware keys are more secure—and finally ready for the masses.
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Prepare for Their ‘Big Tobacco Moment’
5 min read · Paywall possible · 135 saves · Jul 28th · The tech C.E.O.s will appear together at a congressional hearing on Wednesday to argue that their companies do not stifle competition.
Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database
4 min read · 129 saves · Jul 17th · Evan Selinger · In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troubling