VIA The Verge by Russell Brandom Central portions of the Patriot Act are now expired, after a late-night Senate vote failed to extend the provisions. Those portions include Section 215, which applies to business records requests and has been used to justify the bulk collection of American phone and internet records. The previous Patriot Act authorization […]
VIA “gothamist.com” by Lauren Evans, reporting by Maud Rozee Gothamist Soaw Nyce A bust of Edward Snowden was erected overnight in Fort Greene Park—and it’s already been covered up by authorities. [UPDATE BELOW] The 100-pound bust of the (in)famous NSA whistleblower was erected near the park’s Prison Ship Martyrs Monument early Monday morning. The artists […]
VIA “truth-code.com” Truth Code Remember that scene in Minority Report, where Tom Cruise is on the run from the law, but is unable to avoid detection because everywhere he goes there are constant retina scans feeding his location back to a central database? That’s tomorrow. Today, Google is tracking wherever your smartphone goes, and putting […]
