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Fears that government may use tech to track women getting abortions

With the demise of Roe v. Wade, abortion proponents are becoming concerned that the government may use technology to track women living in states where abortion is illegal who attempt…

Politics Top Story US

Conspiracy theories abound regarding abortion surveillance

COVID-19 Health Top Story

Nation’s first ‘endemic’ virus policy adopted in California

New report says different strategy needed to fight opioid epidemic

February 8, 2022

The Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking released a 70-page report analyzing efforts to stop opioid abuse, and concluded the strategy needs to change. The approach needs to broaden from…

Israeli hackers NSO Group sued by Apple

November 23, 2021

Apple is filing a lawsuit against the powerful hacking group based in Israel, NSO Group, accusing them of surveillance and describing them as “amoral 21st century mercenaries.” NSO Group says…

Israel’s Surveillance Technology to Monitor Palestinians

November 12, 2021

Israel’s Surveillance Technology to Monitor Palestinians The world has recently learned much more about Israel’s use of surveillance technology to monitor Palestinians in the occupied territories. When George Orwell wrote…

Muslim surveillance case to be heard by SCOTUS

November 8, 2021

Several Muslim men from Southern California filed a lawsuit against the FBI for spying on them, and the U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear it. An appeals court said…

Face-recognition system run by Facebook to shut down

November 2, 2021

After much criticism, Facebook has decided to end its face-recognition system and delete all the faceprints of over a billion people. It has been using the system to suggest to…

Claim: Government targeted Black Lives Matter

August 18, 2021

The Movement for Black Lives issued a report containing a claim which states that the federal government targeted Black Lives Matter protesters with heavy-handed criminal prosecutions. It compares the treatment…

Pushback on cops using facial recognition technology

May 5, 2021

States are increasingly attempting to ban or limit the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. Studies have shown that the technology is more likely to mistake images…

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