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Sharp, researched commentary on technology, privacy, and the systems shaping our world.
The Paper Trail
Every form you fill out is a data point in a system designed to remember forever
The Machine Knows Your Name
ICE built a deportation apparatus that runs on data brokers, DMV photos, and utility bills
The Last Free Press
Jimmy Lai sits in a Hong Kong prison for the crime of publishing a newspaper
The Man Who Told the Truth
Edward Snowden revealed the architecture of mass surveillance — and America shrugged
The Algorithm at the Border
ICE doesn’t need a warrant to find you. It needs a purchase order and a Palantir login.
The Right You Don’t Have
Latin America has comprehensive digital privacy laws. The United States still doesn’t.
Print the Truth, Go to Prison
Jimmy Lai published a newspaper that criticized Beijing. Now he faces life behind bars.
The Nonprofit That Ate the World
OpenAI promised to build AGI for humanity. Then it built a $150 billion company for shareholders.
Twelve Years in the Cold
Edward Snowden exposed the surveillance state and it swallowed him whole