Domestic Surveillance

Tech

Motherboard Files Legal Complaint Against Metropolitan Police for Malware Purchase

02.09.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Inside the ‘Stalkerware’ Surveillance Market, Where Ordinary People Tap Each Other’s Phones

04.18.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox
Pulse

Snowden Claims ‘Deceptive’ NSA Still Has Proof He Tried to Raise Surveillance Concerns

06.07.16

By Tess Owen
Pulse

Exclusive: Snowden Tried to Tell NSA About Surveillance Concerns, Documents Reveal

06.04.16

By Jason Leopold, Marcy Wheeler, and Ky Henderson

The Latest

Photo: Mark W. Moffett; Ecology and Evolution

Scientists Found an Ant Car Wash in the Desert, and It’s Exactly What It Sounds Like

Ants, they’re just like us…except we don’t clean fellow adults with our mouths.

19 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
Photo Credit: Maha Haq

Cannabis via

I Tried the Spruce THC Cocktail Packet That Won’t Wreck You—It’ll Just Smooth Things Out

These tiny, bottle-shaped THC packets are peak convenience culture with legit wellness ingredients.

31 minutes ago

By Maha Haq | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Photo: SDenisov / Getty Images

Life

Scientists Figured Out How Fast the Universe Is Expanding, But the Answer Is Troubling

It’s not all that surprising to think there are major gaps in our understanding of the universe.

38 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Players Slam “Disappointing” Champion Tier Reward

Many players are calling the final reward for reaching Champion Tier in Pokémon Champions lackluster and inconsequential.

1 hour ago

By Brent Koepp
Cannabis via

20 Days of 420: Diet Smoke’s Quality Lemon Super Haze 1g Vape Cart That Helps You Get Through Your To-Do List

The vape cart that gets me through my to-do list.

1 hour ago

By Maha Haq | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan