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What It Means to ‘Feel Normal’ Online
Despite the flood of investigative exposés on dataveillance, users in the United States seem more enmeshed than ever in those infrastructures, as if they are responding with a...
The US Needs to Recognize Intimate Privacy as a Civil Right
Underlying Bedoya’s argument—and that of James in the Jack’d case—are the antidiscrimination principles governing modern civil rights laws. Under state and federal law, powerful entities, both public and...
Streamers Use Playlists to Control the Music Industry
Paul Johnson’s life was like any other struggling musician’s—working multiple jobs, picking up gigs, hustling. Then his warm acoustic folk-pop tune “Firework” made it on to one of...
This Dangerous Meme in US Politics Is Over a Century Old
“This incredible journey we’re on together has only just begun,” former president Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on September 17. In response, the crowd saluted him...
Games, Mysteries, and the Lure of QAnon
QAnon is so sprawling, it’s hard to know where people join. One week, it’s the false rumor that 5G cell towers spread disease, another week it’s Wayfair.com trafficking...
Who Pays for an Act of Cyberwar?
Cyberinsurance doesn't cover acts of war. But even as cyberattacks mount, the definition of "warlike" actions remains blurry.
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