SPRINGFIELD, MO—Were this an ordinary Tuesday night, Wendy Vance would return home from her receptionist job at a Springfield chiropractor’s office and spend the evening engaged in any number of empty...

Pt. 2 of our interview with Gil Durán, author of the new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

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Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.

Hundreds of local police departments have received waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with AI.

from the album Between Coordinates

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

As they release their first album in 16 years, the Vini Reilly-fronted band answer your questions on sandpaper record sleeves, having Harry Styles as a fan and inventing a new style of guitar music

Activists claim to have collected enough petition signatures to secure a question on ballot papers, which could potentially see the Bay State repeal the approval it gave in 2016

Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for training its AI models.

Cabaret Voltaire have announced an unusual collaboration, with Henderson’s Relish. They’ve combined on a limited-edition bottle of the infamous Sheffield product, which will be available only to those...

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Listening Party from Argali Records Netlabel.

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Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

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