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Detroit Police Chief Admits Face Recognition Doesn’t Work ’95-97% of the Time’

During a public meeting on Monday, Detroit Police Chief James Craig estimated the facial recognition technology used by his department fails to identify suspects accurately “96% of the time,” adding that nearly every case would go unsolved if police relied solely on the technology to identify suspects. Motherboard first reported the chief’s remarks: “If we…

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Nearly Two Months After ‘Reopening,’ Florida Hits 9,000 Coronavirus Cases in a Single Day

Florida is witnessing a major spike in confirmed covid-19 cases roughly seven weeks after Gov. Rick DeSantis announced plans to reopen the state following consultation with the White House. In a single day this week, 8,942 new cases were confirmed, state health officials said on Friday. Florida’s reopening plans were announced during an April 29…

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DOJ’s New WikiLeaks Indictment Has Significant, Convenient Plot Holes

In its push to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the U.K., the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday published a superseding indictment aimed at broadening “the scope of the conspiracy surrounding alleged computer intrusions with which Assange was previously charged.” The names of certain organizations and individuals are masked, including that of a paid FBI…

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Twitter Bans Journalist Organization for Linking to Leaked Secret Police Files

Twitter confirmed on Tuesday night that it had permanently banned the account of Distributed Denial of Secrets, a journalist organization that earlier this week made public one of the largest repositories of leaked U.S. law enforcement documents to date. The group’s account, @DDoSecrets, was permanently suspended, a Twitter spokesperson told Gizmodo, citing the company’s policy…

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FCC to Vote on Establishing ‘988’ as the New Suicide Prevention Hotline

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving forward with plans to establish 988 as the emergency telephone number for suicide prevention in an effort to address a public health crisis on average claiming the lives of more than 120 Americans per day. The FCC will vote as early as next month to implement 988, which…

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Republicans Blow Off Intelligence Hearing on Election Security With Top Silicon Valley Officials

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee were a no-show as top officials from Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified and answered questions about their companies’ efforts to safeguard voters from the spread of disinformation concerning the 2020 presidential election. The decision by the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Devin Nunes, to boycott the hearing was revealed roughly…

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Senator Hawley’s New ‘Section 230’ Bill Won’t Make Silicon Valley Sweat

Sen. Josh Hawley, one of Facebook’s most vocal critics on Capitol Hill, introduced new legislation on Wednesday that would purportedly chip away at the limited liability shield that protects social media giants from being sued for content moderation decisions. In reality, Hawley’s bill would likely make it even harder to hold companies like Facebook and…

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How Deadpool Found His Way Into a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural

Even as statues commemorating the worst atrocities of the last thousand years continue to fall amid ongoing protests sparking by the police killing of George Floyd, several major cities have erected their own works of art (if only temporarily) to celebrate the movement for black lives sweeping the U.S. and several European countries. Last week,…

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Fox News Host, GOP Staffers Spread Fake ‘Antifa’ Attack Claim Fabricated by Blaze TV Producer

A large crowd of protesters packed the first and second floors of Seattle City Hall after sundown on Tuesday at the invitation of City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. For more than an hour, the group listened to speeches advocating for the removal of Mayor Jenny Durkan, whom many of those gathered blame for the extreme police…

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White House, Military Chiefs Sued for Unprovoked Assault on D.C. Activists

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked a federal court to impanel a jury to determine whether senior members of the Trump administration, including Attorney General Bill Barr, violated the constitutional rights of demonstrators when they used U.S. military soldiers to clear them away from a park near the White House nearly a half-hour…

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Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Over a Dozen Journalists

The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. In an overnight filing, the ACLU claims the city of Minneapolis, the Minnesota State Patrol, and Minneapolis police violated the…

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NYPD Union Doxes Mayor’s Daughter on Twitter

A New York City Police Department union known for its controversial attacks against Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted out the personally identifying information of his daughter on Sunday night, including a residential address and her New York State ID number. The tweet by the Sergeants Benevolent Association, which in February claimed that members of the…

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National Guard Says No ‘Child Soldiers’ Were Deployed to Control Protests

Officials with the National Guards of Georgia and Minnesota offered swift denials on Saturday regarding allegations that some of its citizen soldiers sent into protest zones were underage. Video captured in Minneapolis and Atlanta during the fourth day of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, 46, appeared to show several armed young men…

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CNN Reporter Arrested on Live TV While Offering to Comply With Police [Update: Governor Sorry]

CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his camera crew were arrested Friday morning by Minnesota state police live on television in the aftermath of a protest over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of local police. In footage broadcast live on CNN, Jimenez can be heard calmly requesting orders from the police…

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Trump Is Officially a Bigger Privacy Supporter Than Either of These People

Regardless of his motives, knowledge of the subject, or consideration of the national security implications involved, President Trump on Wednesday elevated his position on Americans’ privacy rights above that of the Democratic Party—the most powerful members of which have dedicated several months now to undermining efforts at reform. Although it’s really been something of a…

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Wyden Pulls Support for Privacy Amendment After Rep. Adam Schiff Downplays Impact to NYTimes

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) late Tuesday withdrew his support for a House amendment aimed at curbing the FBI’s ability to collect the internet search and browsing records of Americans without a warrant. A Wyden spokesperson told Gizmodo that the Oregon senator’s decision came shortly after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) provided a statement…

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House Leaders Strike Deal to Protect U.S. Web Browsing Data From Warrantless Surveillance

After three days of negotiations, House lawmakers have struck a deal on an amendment aimed at protecting innocent Americans from being spied on by their own government online. Discussions were carried out behind closed doors over Memorial Day weekend after news broke Friday that House leaders had agreed to allow a vote on an amendment…

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Pro-Privacy Lawmakers Secure a Vote to Protect Browsing Data From Warrantless FBI Collection

In a hard-fought victory for privacy reformers, the U.S. House of Representatives is now expected to vote as early as Wednesday on an amendment that would explicitly prohibit the warrantless collection of internet search and browsing history without a warrant, sources tell Gizmodo. The decision comes after a week of difficult negotiations between Democratic leaders,…

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Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Other Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans to Surveil Americans’ Web Traffic

A coalition of major tech companies and digital rights organizations sent a letter on Friday to House leaders of both parties urging them to allow a vote on an amendment to prohibit the FBI from collecting Americans’ web browsing data without a warrant. The letter comes as the House prepares to vote as early as…

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Leaked Senate Talking Points Say Internet Surveillance Warrants Would Force FBI to Let Terrorists Bomb Things

Requiring federal agents to have “probable cause” to eavesdrop on the internet activities of American citizens poses a direct threat to national security and would force the FBI to stand by while terrorist plots unfold on U.S. soil, according to a leaked copy of talking points distributed to Senate lawmakers this month. The talking points,…

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Detroit Police Chief Admits Face Recognition Doesn’t Work ’95-97% of the Time’

Nearly Two Months After ‘Reopening,’ Florida Hits 9,000 Coronavirus Cases in a Single Day

DOJ’s New WikiLeaks Indictment Has Significant, Convenient Plot Holes

Twitter Bans Journalist Organization for Linking to Leaked Secret Police Files

FCC to Vote on Establishing ‘988’ as the New Suicide Prevention Hotline

Republicans Blow Off Intelligence Hearing on Election Security With Top Silicon Valley Officials

Senator Hawley’s New ‘Section 230’ Bill Won’t Make Silicon Valley Sweat

How Deadpool Found His Way Into a ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural

Fox News Host, GOP Staffers Spread Fake ‘Antifa’ Attack Claim Fabricated by Blaze TV Producer

White House, Military Chiefs Sued for Unprovoked Assault on D.C. Activists

Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Over a Dozen Journalists

NYPD Union Doxes Mayor’s Daughter on Twitter

National Guard Says No ‘Child Soldiers’ Were Deployed to Control Protests

CNN Reporter Arrested on Live TV While Offering to Comply With Police [Update: Governor Sorry]

Trump Is Officially a Bigger Privacy Supporter Than Either of These People

Wyden Pulls Support for Privacy Amendment After Rep. Adam Schiff Downplays Impact to NYTimes

House Leaders Strike Deal to Protect U.S. Web Browsing Data From Warrantless Surveillance

Pro-Privacy Lawmakers Secure a Vote to Protect Browsing Data From Warrantless FBI Collection

Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Other Major Tech Firms Condemn Plans to Surveil Americans’ Web Traffic

Leaked Senate Talking Points Say Internet Surveillance Warrants Would Force FBI to Let Terrorists Bomb Things

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!