Andrea đ'SKULLivan
feature writer at @mercatus. writing at @readplaintext, @reason, @feeonline. i choose my words very carefully.
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Authoritarian Development Has Rebuilt Kazakhstan Into A Eurasian Power
Kazakhstan emerged from the Soviet Union as a poor country under Russian domination. Today, its new capital rises from the steppe and its living standards are improving. Behind this lie both a Eurasianist politics and an authoritarian development...
Is a Serial-Killer Gang Murdering Young Men Across the U.S.?
Dozens of college-age men dead from âaccidentalâ drowningsâbut a team of retired detectives say the boys were drugged and killed by a shadowy gang with a sinister symbol.
The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach
Many people will land on this page after learning that their email address has appeared in a data breach I've called "Collection #1". Most of them won't have a tech background or be familiar with the concept of credential stuffing so I'm going to...
Tim Cook calls on Congress to pass privacy legislation and on the FTC to create a âdata-broker clearinghouseâ, enabling users to track and control their data
By Tim Cook / TIME. View the full context on Techmeme.
First Grin Block Mined as Mimblewimble Privacy Crypto Goes Live
Grin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency built on "mimblewimble" tech has gone live on mainnet.
Our first acquisition â Bakkt Blog
Expanding Bakktâs risk management, compliance and treasury operations
District court judge rules that authorities don't have the right, even with a warrant, to force suspects to unlock devices via biometrics, similar to passwords
By Thomas Brewster / Forbes. View the full context on Techmeme.
Feds Can't Force You To Unlock Your iPhone With Finger Or Face, Judge Rules
Cops can't just hold an iPhone up to a suspect's face to search it, judge rules. It could be a landmark decision in modern privacy.
Dropgangs, or the future of darknet markets ⢠Opaque Link
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Dropgangs, or the future of dark markets The Internet is full of commercial activity and it should come at no surprise that even illegal commercial activity is widespread as well. In this article we would like to describe the...
The Public, the Political System and American Democracy
Survey Report At a time of growing stress on democracy around the world, Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values that are important for the
The Rise and Demise of RSS
Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas.
The Two Best Dutch Anatomists of the 17th Century Hated Each Other
They had dramatically different ideas about how to depict dead bodies.
Yellow Vests Knock Out 60 Percent of All Speed Cameras In France - Slashdot
Thelasko shares a report from the BBC: Members of the "yellow vests" protest movement have vandalized almost 60% of France's entire speed camera network, the interior minister has said. Christophe Castaner said the willful damage was a threat to...
A New Blockchain Project Is Generating 20% Of Daily Bitcoin Transactions
A project that intends to better secure alternative blockchains now accounts for 20% of daily Bitcoin transactions.
What Tucker Carlson Gets Right
The stability of working-class family life has erodedâand elite policy makers are partially to blame.
Give Up the Ghost: A Backdoor by Another Name
This article was first published on Just Security.Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the UKâs counterpart to the National Security Agency (NSA), has fired the latest shot in the crypto wars. In a post to Lawfare titled Principles for a...
Donald Trump Wants to Choke Chinese Tech Growth. An Import Ban Could Do the Opposite.
Attempts to control how artificial intelligence develops and is used could backfire.
Robot struck and killed by self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas at CES
Tesla has found itself the cause of yet another self-driving car accident â and this time, its victim was a $2,000-per-day rentable humanoid robot. Promobot says the damage to its bot is likely irreparable.
All three CIA directorates will now be headed by women
CIA Director Gina Haspel has named Cynthia "Didi" Rapp deputy director for analysis, making her the agency's top analyst.