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The New York Times 3:17 pm on June 12, 2021
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Bitcoin and Encryption: A Race Between Criminals and the F.B.I.

The F.B.I. scored two major victories, recovering a Bitcoin ransom and tricking lawbreakers with an encryption app. But criminals may still have the upper hand.

#apple-inc, #australia, #bitcoin-currency, #colonial-pipeline-co, #computer-security, #cyberattacks-and-hackers, #data-mining-and-database-marketing, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #google-inc, #justice-department, #organized-crime, #police, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #virtual-currency

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The New York Times 9:39 am on June 11, 2021
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Was Daniel Ellsberg’s Leak of the Pentagon Papers Really Heroic?

The way we control secrets has been established by Congress and the executive branch, both accountable to the public and the courts. Daniel Ellsberg, accountable to no one, took it upon himself to steer the ship of state.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on June 11, 2021
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China Still Buys American DNA Equipment for Xinjiang Despite Blocks

The U.S. government has long tried to prevent the sales over concerns about rights abuses and surveillance. Documents show those efforts have failed.

#china, #dna-deoxyribonucleic-acid, #forensic-science, #government-contracts-and-procurement, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #xinjiang-china

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 2, 2021
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The FISA Court’s Unnecessary Secrecy

Many of the decisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court have not seen the light of day. That’s irreconcilable with the Constitution.

#american-civil-liberties-union, #constitution-us, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #privacy, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #usa-freedom-act, #usa-patriot-act

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The New York Times 9:18 am on May 21, 2021
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It’s Police Violence That Spurs Black Rebellion

The history of Black rebellion demonstrates a fundamental reality. Police violence precipitates community violence in a vicious cycle.

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The New York Times 7:36 pm on May 17, 2021
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Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China

Apple built the world’s most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.

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The New York Times 2:18 am on May 8, 2021
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Justice Dept. Seizes Washington Post’s Phone Records

Federal prosecutors sought phone records for three Washington Post journalists as part of an investigation into the publication of classified information in 2017.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 2, 2021
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Clubhouse App Creates Space for Open Talk in Middle East

The social networking app is booming in authoritarian countries, where users are speaking freely about otherwise taboo topics.

#computers-and-the-internet, #egypt, #hashemi-faezeh-1962, #iran, #middle-east, #mobile-applications, #saudi-arabia, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 4:13 pm on April 30, 2021
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F.B.I. Surveillance in Spying and Terrorism Cases Plummet

But the F.B.I. is still using residual authority to obtain business records under a partly expired Patriot Act provision, a new report showed.

#classified-information-and-state-secrets, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-fisa, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court, #justice-department, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-politics-and-government, #usa-patriot-act, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 10:23 pm on April 28, 2021
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N.Y.P.D. Will Stop Using Robot Dog After Backlash

The Police Department will return the device earlier than planned after critics seized on it as a dystopian example of overly aggressive policing.

#boston-dynamics, #kallos-benjamin, #miller-john-j, #new-york-city, #police-department-nyc, #privacy, #robots-and-robotics, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 5:58 pm on April 28, 2021
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France Proposes More Surveillance to Hunt for Potential Terrorists

The new bill, which some fear will curtail civil liberties, comes after a series of attacks and as the far right is stoking feelings of insecurity.

#darmanin-gerald, #france, #le-pen-marine, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #terrorism

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The New York Times 11:14 pm on April 27, 2021
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Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry

Their proposal was quashed amid concerns that it would violate First Amendment protections, people briefed on the plan said.

#civil-rights-and-liberties, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #garland-merrick-b, #justice-department, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:42 pm on April 26, 2021
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Court Chides F.B.I., but Re-Approves Warrantless Surveillance Program

Newly disclosed episodes in which analysts improperly searched for data about Americans largely came before changes at the bureau.

#classified-information-and-state-secrets, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-fisa, #fourth-amendment-us-constitution, #justice-department, #national-security-agency, #privacy, #search-and-seizure, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 26, 2021
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Why Does the C.I.A. Need Puppets?

And where does it get them? The agency’s top technologist, Dawn Meyerriecks, talks spy gear and why Hollywood and Silicon Valley play a critical role in national security.

#central-intelligence-agency, #china, #computers-and-the-internet, #dawn-meyerriecks, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #facebook-inc, #snowden-edward-j, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 19, 2021
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She’s Taking Jeff Bezos to Task

Joy Buolamwini is on a crusade against bias in facial recognition technology, and the powerful companies that profit from it.

#artificial-intelligence, #bezos-jeffrey-p, #buolamwini-joy, #china, #computer-vision, #computers-and-the-internet, #face, #facial-recognition-software, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states

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The New York Times 10:04 pm on April 15, 2021
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Republicans Question Spy Agencies’ Work on Domestic Extremism

Agency officials say they are analyzing information, not collecting intelligence on Americans.

#domestic-violent-extremism, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #haines-avril-d, #house-committee-on-intelligence, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #stewart-christopher-d-1960, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #terrorism, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:06 pm on April 15, 2021
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France Lawmakers Pass Contentious Bill Extending Police Powers

The legislation was criticized by civil rights groups and political opponents, who intend to challenge its constitutionality.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #france, #law-and-legislation, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #police, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #politics-and-government, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 11:29 am on April 15, 2021
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He Was Convicted of a Bombing Plot. Was It a Setup?

Since 9/11, U.S. authorities have used informants to convict hundreds of people of crimes related to international terrorism. Did the informants help create plots where none had existed?

#bay-ridge-brooklyn-ny, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #herald-square-manhattan-ny, #informers, #james-elshafay, #muslims-and-islam, #osama-eldawoody, #police-department-nyc, #prisons-and-prisoners, #september-11-2001, #siraj-shahawar-matin, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 11:40 pm on April 14, 2021
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N.Y.P.D.’s Robot Dog Returns to Work, Touching Off a Backlash

Deployed at a public housing building, the device drew condemnation as a stark example of police power and misplaced priorities.

#american-civil-liberties-union, #artificial-intelligence, #bowman-jamaal, #de-blasio-bill, #new-york-city, #police, #police-department-nyc, #robots-and-robotics, #shea-dermot-f-1969, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 8:21 pm on April 12, 2021
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Subpoenaing the Brookings Institution, Durham Focuses on Trump-Russia Dossier

The special counsel scrutinizing the Russia inquiry, a Trump-era leftover, appears to be retreading ground that an inspector general explored in 2019.

#brookings-institution, #danchenko-igor, #durham-john-h, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court, #justice-department, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 12:15 am on April 5, 2021
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The Lawyer Behind the Throne at Fox

Even before the company’s C.E.O., Lachlan Murdoch, moved to Australia, Viet Dinh was seen as Fox’s power center.

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The New York Times 6:30 pm on April 4, 2021
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Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism

The administration has taken a series of steps to prioritize dealing with white supremacists and militias, especially after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

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The New York Times 11:25 pm on March 26, 2021
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How to Protect Massage Workers

Policing and criminalization of sex work hurts massage workers, even when they aren’t sex workers.

#human-trafficking, #illegal-immigration, #labor-and-jobs, #massage, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #wages-and-salaries, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 2:09 pm on March 5, 2021
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German Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party

The ruling came days after a news report that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency planned to investigate the leading opposition party on suspicion of being a threat to democracy.

#alternative-for-germany, #cologne-germany, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #germany, #hocke-bjorn-1972, #politics-and-government, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 8:04 pm on March 1, 2021
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Myanmar’s Military Deploys Digital Arsenal of Repression in Crackdown

The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software, some of it from Western countries that bar sales of such technology to Myanmar.

#arms-trade, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #min-aung-hlaing, #myanmar, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 9:55 pm on February 26, 2021
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The Season of the Snitch

Narc-narc, who’s there?

#computers-and-the-internet, #facial-recognition-software, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 6:07 pm on February 23, 2021
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How the Military Behind Myanmar’s Coup Took the Country Offline

As the military seized power again, the generals moved quickly to take the country offline, criminalize online dissent and block social media.

#aung-san-suu-kyi, #computer-network-outages, #computers-and-the-internet, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #data-centers, #defense-and-military-forces, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #huawei-technologies-co-ltd, #myanmar, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tatmadaw-myanmar, #telenor-communications-sa, #telephones-and-telecommunications, #zte-corp

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The New York Times 7:15 pm on February 9, 2021
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Clubhouse Cracked China’s Firewall. A People Shined Through.

China’s censors finally blocked Clubhouse, but not before users were able to bypass the caricatures painted by government-controlled media and freely discuss their hopes and fears.

#censorship, #china, #clubhouse-mobile-app, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #mobile-applications, #muslims-and-islam, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 9:35 pm on January 29, 2021
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Kevin Clinesmith, Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer, Is Sentenced to Probation

A judge rebuffed a request by prosecutors to impose a prison sentence on Kevin Clinesmith, who admitted doctoring an email used to help authorize a wiretap on a former Trump campaign aide.

#barr-william-p, #boasberg-james-e, #central-intelligence-agency, #clinesmith-kevin, #durham-john-h, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court, #justice-department, #page-carter, #presidential-election-of-2016, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 7:17 pm on January 29, 2021
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Facebook and the Surveillance Society: The Other Coup

We can have democracy, or we can have a surveillance society, but we cannot have both.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states

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The New York Times 5:00 pm on January 19, 2021
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U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’

The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of China’s actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 21, 2020
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Laura Poitras: Journalism Is Not a Crime

The Justice Department is setting a dangerous precedent that threatens reporters — and the truth.

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The New York Times 5:09 pm on December 16, 2020
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Alibaba’s Software Can Find Uighur Faces, It Told China Clients

The website for the tech titan’s cloud business described facial recognition software that could detect members of a minority group whose persecution has drawn international condemnation.

#alibaba-group-holding-ltd, #china, #cloud-computing, #facial-recognition-software, #huawei-technologies-co-ltd, #racial-profiling, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming, #xinjiang-china

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The New York Times 8:26 pm on December 3, 2020
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U.S. Used Patriot Act to Gather Logs of Website Visitors

A disclosure sheds new light on a high-profile national security law as lawmakers prepare to revive a debate over it in the Biden administration.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #computers-and-the-internet, #daines-steve, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #house-of-representatives, #law-and-legislation, #office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence, #privacy, #ratcliffe-john-lee-1965, #schiff-adam-b, #search-and-seizure, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #usa-patriot-act, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 5:38 pm on November 28, 2020
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Protests Over Security Bill in France Draw Tens of Thousands

Demonstrators accused the government of drifting toward repressive policies.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #france, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #politics-and-government, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 2:00 am on November 23, 2020
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Intel and Nvidia Chips Power a Chinese Surveillance System

Intel and Nvidia chips power a supercomputing center that tracks people in a place where government suppresses minorities, raising questions about the tech industry’s responsibility.

#artificial-intelligence, #cameras, #china, #computer-chips, #computer-vision, #computers-and-the-internet, #facial-recognition-software, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #intel-corporation, #muslims-and-islam, #nvidia-corporation, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #xinjiang-china

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The New York Times 5:58 pm on November 18, 2020
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We Should Be Able to Use Apps Without Fear of Government Surveillance

We should be able to use a dating app without fear of winding up in a military database.

#data-mining-and-database-marketing, #mobile-applications, #poetry-and-poets, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 3:18 pm on November 2, 2020
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Edward Snowden Will Seek Russian Citizenship Ahead of Son’s Birth

The former intelligence contractor, who became a fugitive after revealing mass U.S. surveillance, said he and his wife were taking the step to give the family more freedom crossing borders.

#citizenship-and-naturalization, #russia, #snowden-edward-j, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 12:53 pm on October 23, 2020
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Edward Snowden, in Russia Since 2013, Is Granted Permanent Residency

The former intelligence contractor still hopes to return to the United States. But the Russian authorities have given him the right to stay in Russia indefinitely.

#moscow-russia, #national-security-agency, #navalny-aleksei-a, #putin-vladimir-v, #snowden-edward-j, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states

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The New York Times 9:01 am on September 24, 2020
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China Has a New Plan to Tame Tibet

It failed to coax cultural assimilation with economic incentives. Now it’s going for coerced labor and micromanaging people’s very lifestyles.

#agriculture-and-farming, #buddhism, #china, #chinese-language, #communist-party-of-china, #dalai-lama, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #forced-labor, #han-chinese-ethnic-group, #himalayas, #immigration-and-emigration, #immolation, #inner-mongolia, #jamestown-foundation, #jiang-zemin, #labor-and-jobs, #language-and-languages, #lhasa-tibet, #minorities, #nomadic-people, #politics-and-government, #qinghai-province-china, #religion-and-belief, #reuters-group-plc, #sichuan-province-china, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tashi-wangchuk, #tibet, #vocational-training, #xi-jinping, #xinjiang-china

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The New York Times 9:51 pm on September 15, 2020
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‘Impossible Objects’ That Reveal a Hidden Power

The artist Trevor Paglen peers into the history of photography and its relationship to state surveillance.

#art, #carnegie-museum-of-art, #computer-security, #computer-vision, #opposing-geometries-exhibit, #paglen-trevor, #photography, #pittsburgh-pa, #privacy, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 12:55 am on September 14, 2020
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The Intercept Promised to Reveal Everything. But It Didn’t Protect a Source.

Internal documents show how a source ended up in jail — and the fallout in the newsroom.

#att-inc, #blackwater-worldwide, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #first-look-media-inc, #greenwald-glenn, #intercept-the-magazine, #justice-department, #news-sources-confidential-status-of, #omidyar-pierre-m, #poitras-laura, #presidential-election-of-2016, #reade-tara, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #snowden-edward-j, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #vanity-fair, #whistle-blowers, #winner-reality-leigh

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The New York Times 10:00 pm on September 5, 2020
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Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.

The release of a newly declassified ruling follows a separate decision by an appeals court that a defunct National Security Agency program was illegal.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 25, 2020
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With Hacks and Cameras, Beijing’s Electronic Dragnet Closes on Hong Kong

Under a new national security law, the police are targeting the social media accounts of executives, politicians and activists. American internet giants are struggling to respond.

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The New York Times 1:06 am on August 22, 2020
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Military Surveillance Planes Didn’t Spy on Protesters, Pentagon Report Finds

But the Air Force’s inspector general concluded that National Guard officials failed to obtain prior approval from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to use the planes.

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The New York Times 5:41 pm on August 19, 2020
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Court Upholds Decision to Dismiss Video in Robert Kraft Case

The Patriots’ owner refused to take a plea in the case involving visits to a Florida spa, instead arguing that police surveillance violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

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The New York Times 3:48 pm on August 14, 2020
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Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Expected to Plead Guilty in Durham Investigation

Prosecutors are not expected to reveal any evidence of a broad anti-Trump conspiracy among law enforcement officials.

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The New York Times 7:48 pm on August 7, 2020
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Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?

Even as the White House moves against the Chinese social media app, the intelligence agencies do not see it as a major issue along the lines of Huawei.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 26, 2020
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Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It.

There is plenty the U.S. government could do to ensure that TikTok acts responsibly without getting rid of it altogether.

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The New York Times 10:27 am on July 24, 2020
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China Is Harvesting DNA From Millions of People. Is This the Future of Policing?

The Chinese police are systematically collecting genomic data from tens of millions of people.

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