Dell Cameron, Author at Gizmodo

How Memestock Traders Responded to Mockery From the Government

“Like, are they TRYING to get me to buy more?” one would-be trader wrote after watching a fake game show made by the SEC.

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Coming to iOS: ‘Safety Check’ for Domestic Violence Victims

Safety Check will reset an iPhone's privacy settings and prevent location tracking by abusive partners.

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Sheryl Sandberg Quits Facebook

Facebook's COO said she was leaving the company 'proud of everything' she'd achieved with Mark Zuckerberg in 14 years.

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This Coffee Company’s Been Spying on Customers With Its App, According to the Canadian Government

"You can’t spy on your customers just because it fits in your marketing strategy," British Columbia's privacy commissioner said of Tim Hortons.

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Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash

Facebook said it did not "build and withhold any News Feed changes based on potential impact on any one political party.” Internal documents say otherwise.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin

Senator: Overturning Roe Will ‘Weaponize’ Women’s Data

Sen. Ron Wyden said shady data practices put the 'lives and essential rights of women' at risk.

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7 Things We Learned From the Facebook Papers About Jan. 6, Meta, and the News Feed

Here's a look at just a few of the first 1,000 previously confidential pages Gizmodo published this month.

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Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About the Ranking Algorithms That Control Your News Feed

Facebook employees knew that a computer-curated feed increased the time users spent on the social network—and that it led to unhealthy behaviors.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin

Minneapolis Cops Used Fake Accounts to Spy on Innocent Black People

Minneapolis P.D. engaged in a 'pattern and practice' of racial discrimination both online and off for at least 10 years, a state agency said.

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Twitter Admits It Hid Tweets About HBO’s QAnon Docuseries [Updated]

Twitter told the director of "Q: Into the Storm" it had "made the decision not to allow promotion of this documentary" when he tried to advertise the film.

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Read the Facebook Papers for Yourself

Hundreds of internal documents formed the basis of dozen of news stories. They have not been made public. Until now.

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Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.

Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Shoshana Wodinsky & Mack DeGeurin

Justice Department Admits: We Don’t Even Know How Many Predictive Policing Tools We’ve Funded

The Justice Department has acknowledged its own lack of oversight over controversial cop grants in a long-awaited letter.

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Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has ‘No Comment’ on Funding Canada’s Anti-Vax Truckers

Ben Pogue, an apparent Freedom Convoy donor, was among 90,000 names included in leaked GiveSendGo donation data.

Tech News Dell Cameron & Tom McKay

New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Reside in U.S.

Nearly half of the total funding is linked to U.S. accounts, the unverified data says.

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron & Tom McKay

Vaccines, the Super Bowl, and Microwaved Brains: How Americans Caught ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fever

Attempts to bring Canadian truckers' 'freedom convoy' to the U.S. are mired in dysfunction.

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Neo-Nazis Mostly Thrilled Joe Rogan Called Them ‘Feds’

Leaked chats reveal how America's most active white nationalists exploit critical media coverage.

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Leaked Chats Reveal Evidence of Hate Crimes by U.S. Fascists

Patriot Front members confessed to destroying numerous works of art in private messages.

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron & Tom McKay

Chicago Teachers Locked Out of Digital Classrooms Amid Omicron Surge

City officials reacted after the Chicago Teachers Union voted to resume remote learning.

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Russian Businessman Taken by U.S. Accused of Swiping Earnings Reports From Tesla, Others

Vladislav Klyushin is accused in a hacking scheme said to have netted tens of millions.

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How Memestock Traders Responded to Mockery From the Government

Coming to iOS: ‘Safety Check’ for Domestic Violence Victims

Sheryl Sandberg Quits Facebook

This Coffee Company’s Been Spying on Customers With Its App, According to the Canadian Government

Facebook Killed News Feed Fixes Over Fear of Conservative Backlash

Senator: Overturning Roe Will ‘Weaponize’ Women’s Data

7 Things We Learned From the Facebook Papers About Jan. 6, Meta, and the News Feed

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About the Ranking Algorithms That Control Your News Feed

Minneapolis Cops Used Fake Accounts to Spy on Innocent Black People

Twitter Admits It Hid Tweets About HBO’s QAnon Docuseries [Updated]

Read the Facebook Papers for Yourself

Here’s What the Facebook Papers Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6.

Justice Department Admits: We Don’t Even Know How Many Predictive Policing Tools We’ve Funded

Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has ‘No Comment’ on Funding Canada’s Anti-Vax Truckers

New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ Reside in U.S.

Vaccines, the Super Bowl, and Microwaved Brains: How Americans Caught ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fever

Neo-Nazis Mostly Thrilled Joe Rogan Called Them ‘Feds’

Leaked Chats Reveal Evidence of Hate Crimes by U.S. Fascists

Chicago Teachers Locked Out of Digital Classrooms Amid Omicron Surge

Russian Businessman Taken by U.S. Accused of Swiping Earnings Reports From Tesla, Others

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

How to Watch the F1 Japanese GP 2026 on a Free Channel

Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

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