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Shortly after one of the worst riots New Delhi has seen in decades, law enforcement agencies in India used facial…
Jan 30 2018
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As the FBI’s investigation into Russian election interference reaches a fever pitch, Facebook rolled out a new News…
Mar 3 2016
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Amicus briefs in support of Apple in its court battle with the FBI are rolling in today, and the Stanford Law School…
Jul 2 2015
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In a move that will make privacy advocates cringe, Kuwait passed a law yesterday making DNA tests mandatory for all…
Apr 9 2014
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The dystopia created in this animation by Simon Russell is a world I hope to never be a part of: drones littered…
Jan 14 2014
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They've been a mainstay of the hyper-paranoid for decades—at least when it comes to comic depictions. But now, the…
Sep 30 2013
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Stuart Armstrong - Aeon Magazine
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Suppose you’re walking home one night, alone, and you decide to take a shortcut through a dark alley. You make it…
Sep 17 2013
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Too often, we hear that a science fiction story has "succeeded" if it predicts the future accurately. But that's the…
Jul 19 2013
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Every time you get into any chain store—from Nordstrom to Family Dollar—the shop tracks "how many times you have…
Jun 13 2013
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Are you worried about Barack Obama reading all your emails and listening to all your phone calls? Beefing up your…
Nov 15 2012
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We already know that Microsoft's been looking at ways to turn Kinect into a snitch, but now, Big Brother is taking…
Jun 5 2012
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The MarsOne Project wants to send astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars, and they want to do it by 2023. How do…
Apr 18 2012
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Phillip K. Dick's The Game Players of Titan takes place in a near future where cars drive their passengers,…
Mar 8 2012
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The state of West Virginia has developed an app that will turn people into government informants: the Suspicious…
Jan 27 2012
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Harold Finch and John Reese track potential crime victims using secret databases and a ubiquitous surveillance…
Nov 11 2011
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For a paranoid section of the population, a giant face on a monitor can be an Orwellian nightmare come true. But, a…
Nov 10 2011
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We all have opinions about the people on Big Brother-style TV shows. But spare a thought for nine girls who were…
Apr 20 2011
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Location's on our mind today. There are currently 24 satellites that make up our Global Positioning System. The most…
Mar 3 2011
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In yet another frightening instance of China manipulating technology for their purpose, China is looking to track 17…
Oct 7 2010
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Kim Zetter - Wired
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Remember that strange GPS tracking device found by young man under his car? Turns out that the FBI rushed half a…