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Football Leaks Website Investigated for Extortion Plot
Football Leaks wants transparency and will apparently use blackmail to get it.
Prisoners Speak Out About Their Communications with Lawyers Being Monitored
A report this week suggested inmate-lawyer phone calls are being recorded in large numbers, but prisoners aren't exactly stunned at the idea their civil liberties might get violated.
Obama: 'The American People Will Have Months to Read Every Word' of the TPP
Monday, 12 countries agreed to terms on the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
How to Repair the Criminal Justice System
We talked to leaders and activists spearheading prison reform to find out what we can do to fix our broken penal system.
It's Still Not Clear How Many Police Departments Actually Use Body Cameras
Video footage is integral to holding police accountable for brutality, but there’s no data on how many cameras are in use.
Homeland Security Admits $360 Million Drone Program Can't Meet Its Goals
The inspector general hammered Customs and Border Protection on drone program oversight.
Enter Restricted Government Areas in Virtual Reality
In his new exhibition, James Bridle attacks governments’ cultures of “We can neither confirm nor deny” secrecy.
I've Spent 2.5 Years Trying to Get the NYPD to Talk About Its Drone Program
Seven months after I filed a lawsuit against the NYPD, the court at last has recognized that the police have never given solid reasons for keeping drone records from the public.
My Dad's Long, Frustrating Battle with the US Government to Learn About His Own Kidnapping
My dad was a journalist when he was kidnapped by Islamic militants in Beirut in 1985, three months before I was born. But it's American laws that have made figuring out what happened a nightmare.
How Modern Video Game Coverage Has Reduced Critics to Human Punching Bags
War stories from the frontline of video game journalism, where change was afoot long before the sordid debacle of Gamergate.
The US Gov Can Download the Entire Contents of Your Computer at Border Crossings
According to Homeland Security docs, travelers have little right to privacy at United States borders.