Collaborate Disseminate
In episode 137 for September 7th 2020: A federal appeals court finds the NSA’s bulk collection of phone data was unlawful, new research shows that browsing histories are unique enough to reliably identify users, and my personal story about a car accide… Continue reading NSA Data Collection Ruling, Browsing History Identification, Ambulance Chasing
The University of Michigan was home to a series of animal deaths in 2018. Continue reading ‘Mutant Rabbit’ Lost By University of Michigan Laboratory, FOIA Docs Show
Documents obtained by Motherboard using public information requests verify previously unconfirmed police department contracts with predictive policing company PredPol. Continue reading Dozens of Cities Have Secretly Experimented With Predictive Policing Software
A confidential FAQ that Uber sent Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti contains unprovable claims about its eVTOL technology. Continue reading Uber Asked LA Mayor to Vouch for the Safety of its Still-Hypothetical Flying Taxis
One of science’s most important publications assumes science journalists don’t know how to do their jobs. Continue reading ‘Nature’ Editorial Juxtaposes FOIA Email Release With Illegal Hacking
The department sent us back a copy of our own email. Continue reading Philly Cops Send Unhelpful Response to Public Records Request on Fake Google Car