The Risks of Public Data
A desire for convenience and openness has left local and state public records easily available for mining, combining, and abuse.
A desire for convenience and openness has left local and state public records easily available for mining, combining, and abuse.
Section 215 of the Patriot Act is set to sunset. New legislation would kill it entirely. But how much do intelligence agencies follow the law anyway?
China’s omnipresent app regulates much of society. Will it be a blueprint or cautionary tale?
Despite marketing spin, Facebook’s Libra, like any cryptocurrency, would have done nothing to address poverty.
Our fourth print issue—covering issues of identity, censorship, Internet infrastructure and more—is about to ship nationally.
Data technology researcher and author Ben Green punctures the myth of the smart city.
With the changes in consumed materials, recycling is running into problems; meanwhile, plastic and overall waste climb.
In the final piece in a series on birth and technology, David Reynolds shares the history of Hungary’s tireless natural childbirth advocate.
Legal theorist Ryan Calo explores how the law is (or isn’t) evolving in response to technological quandaries like robotics and digital surveillance.
Betsy Brunner of Idaho State examines social media and social movements, particularly in China, where she’s looked at the creative ways people get around the limits of surveillance and censorship.