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Sending Letters to Incarcerated People Is Too Hard. This App Makes It Easy
The latest addition to robo-lawyer app DoNotPay is a service for sending physical mail to people in prisons.
The IRS Is Being Investigated for Using Location Data Without a Warrant
The IRS used smartphone location data from a contractor to try to track Americans without a warrant.
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to try and identify individuals.
How a Former ‘Criminal’ Tribe Found Dignity Through TikTok
For the Pardhi community, which has faced social ostracism and persecution, the India government’s ban against Chinese apps impacts them in many ways.
'TwikTwok' Turns Twitter Into TikTok
The browser-based app is a feed of Twitter's top videos, and it's oddly soothing to scroll through.
How the NSA Says You Can Limit Location Data Exposure
The mitigations are designed for government officials, but the advice itself can be useful for many more people.
Here's Why You're Being Added to Twitter Lists All of a Sudden
Vicariously is adding Twitter users to lists so other users can see their feeds, and there's little you can do about it.
Wyden Plans Law to Stop Cops From Buying Data That Would Need a Warrant
"Americans’ constitutional rights shouldn’t vanish when the government uses a credit card instead of a court order."
Thousands of People Are Monitoring Police Scanners During the George Floyd Protests
Apps that let people listen to police scanners have skyrocketed to the top of the App Store.
Here's What 'The Office' Would Have Looked Like in Slack
'The Office' is now a period piece, so 'The Office Slack' imagines it for the contemporary workplace, and you get to be the live audience.
South Dakota's Official Coronavirus App Shows Limits of Contact Tracing Tech
Multiple users of South and North Dakota's app say it hasn't properly recorded their location data.
How Google Plans to Push Its Coronavirus Tracing Feature to Android Phones
Android has a notoriously patchy update cycle, so Google is using another method to push a new coronavirus tracing feature to phones without user interaction.