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A string of Waymo tire slashings is the latest example of vandalism against self-driving cars in San Francisco
A string of Waymo tire slashings is the latest incident of vandalism against the self-driving cars …
Jaures Yip
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An Uber-backed influence campaign against bike and scooter 'rider surveillance' lost the support of major privacy groups once they found out the company was involved
Communities Against Rider Surveillance, which Uber supports, is trying to influence the debate over…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Russia is rolling out a facial recognition payment system for Moscow metro riders, sparking privacy concerns
Moscow launched its Face Pay service across 240 stations, but privacy advocates worry it could fuel…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Google confirmed it 'terminated' an employee who staged a protest against Israel at a tech event
Google fired an employee who protested against Project Nimbus, the company's $1.2 billion contract …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The long, troubled history of police and transgender communities
The police once raided gay bars and arrested transgender people for cross-dressing. Decades after S…
Narimes Parakul
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposes banning a digital currency from the Fed, arguing it will stifle innovation and promote surveillance
"The Biden administration's efforts to inject a centralized bank digital currency is about surveill…
Matthew Fox
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Ohio and New Jersey ban Tiktok on government devices over Chinese surveillance fears, joining over 20 other states
A growing number of US states are banning TikTok on state devices over concerns that Chinese compan…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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Surveillance footage shows someone throwing a Molotov cocktail at an Oklahoma donut shop that recently hosted a drag event
Numerous establishments hosting drag events have been the target of real-life violence and disrupti…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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It's been 50 years since hip-hop popularized street style — Black fashion leaders and communities should still be given the credit white celebrities and luxury brands have tried to steal
As streetwear continues to grow in prominence, many within the Black community are still being targ…
Brianna Holt
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A Louisiana judge who was caught on camera using a racial slur against a Black suspect while watching surveillance video has resigned from her post
In the video, a woman's voice can be heard saying the N-word twice and comparing a Black suspect on…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A filmmaker shows what life under FBI surveillance is like for a predominantly Arab-American suburb in Chicago
The FBI's Operation Vulgar Betrayal, one of the largest pre-9/11 counterterrorism domestic probes, …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib on why she's rallying progressives to fight back against calls for sweeping new government surveillance powers after the Capitol attack
Rep. Tlaib spoke with Insider about why she's leading the charge to defend civil liberties amid cal…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Portland becomes the first city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by government agencies and private entities in public spaces
Portland's ban goes further than any other city in the US and allows people to sue private companie…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Surveillance video shows an off-duty Kenosha police officer using an outlawed chokehold on a 12-year-old girl
The use of chokeholds by police officers was outlawed in Wisconsin in 2021 after the murder of Geor…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Amazon drivers describe the paranoia of working under the watchful eyes of new truck cameras that monitor them constantly and fire off 'rage-inducing' alerts if they make a wrong move
With the cameras installed, "we have zero privacy and no margin for error," a California-based deli…
Avery Hartmans,Kate Taylor
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Tribal nations are fighting a pipeline expansion putting livelihoods at risk. Why they say their voices were silenced.
Indigenous communities say they didn't get a choice with Line 3 pipeline. They are still demanding …
DeArbea Walker
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Uber will pay over $2 million to disabled riders after charging them with waiting fees, and it might have to pay millions more
Uber settled with the DOJ to pay over $2 million to disabled riders who were charged and agreed to …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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I was in DC for the inauguration. The overwhelming security state felt disturbingly similar to the worst parts of the post-9/11 response.
We overreacted to 9/11 by adding new laws and easily-abused surveillance powers in the name of "sec…
Anthony L. Fisher
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The LAPD banned officers from using facial recognition technology which harvested images from social media by Clearview AI
Both the LAPD and Clearview have previously misrepresented how law enforcement officers use facial …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Amazon's empire of surveillance: Through recent billion-dollar acquisitions of health care services and smart home devices, the tech giant is leveraging its monopoly power to track 'every aspect' of our lives
Amazon's latest purchases of One Medical Group and iRobot have spurred concerns from antitrust advo…