How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer
By Raffi Khatchadourian The New Yorker On Thanksgiving morning, 1987, Rick Bart, a homicide detective in Snohomish County, Washington, got word that a pheasant hunter had discovered a body in […]
Tag Archives: Privacy
How Big Tech Created a Data ‘Treasure Trove’ for Police
By Matt O’Brien & Michael Liedtke Associated Press When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of […]
Privacy is Power
By Carissa Véliz Aeon Imagine having a master key for your life. A key or password that gives access to the front door to your home, your bedroom, your diary, […]
The Terrifying Privacy Policies of DNA Testing Companies
By Kristin V. Brown Gizmodo You probably wouldn’t hand out your social security number without having a pretty good idea of how that information was going to be used, right? […]
Should Police Body Camera Footage be Public Record?
By Kate Wheeling Pacific Standard Police departments across the United States are equipping their officers withbody cameras, but few have laws on the books to control who can access the […]
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