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Surveillance in — and after — the time of coronavirus
By Brett Wilkins In times of great crisis, it is often necessary for governments to curtail civil liberties for the sake of security. This is especially true when the crisis at hand is a global
Facebook blocking links to legitimate coronavirus news; claims anti-spam ‘bug’
By Brett Wilkins I’m a journalist, so you can be assured that if I post a news link on Facebook, it’s legit. No fake news here. And so you can imagine my reaction when I
How Amazon is responding to coronavirus price-gouging and fake cures
Even as Amazon works out how to best protect its massive workforce from the rapidly-spreading coronavirus pandemic, the tech titan is taking measures to deal with price-gouging and fake cures being offered for sale on
Pentagon AI ‘ethics principles’ met with skepticism
By Brett Wilkins The US military is adopting new principles for what it calls the ethical use of artificial intelligence technology in warfare, sparking widespread skepticism from ethics advocates and other critics. Defense Secretary Mark
Pakistan: New social media law angers journalists, activists
By Brett Wilkins Many journalists and digital rights activists in Pakistan and beyond are decrying a new social media law passed by the government that critics say could be used to crack down on free
By Brett Wilkins After years of unexplained delays, the United Nations this week released a list of over 100 companies with ties to illegal Israeli settler colonies in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. In
Brazil judge won’t pursue cybercrime charges against Glenn Greenwald — for now
By Brett Wilkins A Brazilian judge has declined to proceed with cybercrime charges against Glenn Greenwald, the American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist whose work uncovering corruption in the South American nation’s judicial system has infuriated
Former Air Force drone operator speaks out against US atrocities
By Brett Wilkins A former Air Force drone operator-turned-whistleblower is once again speaking out against the atrocities he committed while serving in a military he describes as “worse than the Nazis.” Brandon Bryant was a
Bipartisan bill targets NSA mass surveillance
Democratic and Republican members of the House of Representatives and Senate have introduced legislation that would significantly reform the US government’s foreign intelligence surveillance authorities. The Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act (SAPRA) was introduced last