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Opinion: License Plate Readers Make Us All Less Safe
Austin’s pilot program is ineffective at solving crimes, endangers vulnerable community members, and represents an expansion of police surveillance power under rising authoritarianism
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This Congressman Wants SXSW to Cancel Its Snowden Talk
Kansas’ Mike Pompeo’s full letter
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Nacho Average Thriller
Elijah Wood and Nacho Vigalondo update ‘Rear Window’ for the digital age
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Watching the Watchmen
A crash course in privacy, in case you’ve been (not unreasonably) living under a rock
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APD Infiltrates Occupy: How Many Officers Does it Take to ‘Protect’ Free Speech?
Lawyer says up to six APD officers involved in watching OA
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The Hightower Lowdown
Terrorists attack, and security enthusiasts “protect” us; nursing homes abuse the elderly, and the answer is … deregulation?; and money management firms give the wealthy a shoulder to cry on.
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The Hightower Lowdown
The Army cares about residents near its waste incinerator, the post office is watching you, and Americans are overworked.