Reining in the NSA
A measure adopted by the House to bar the National Security Agency from meddling with encryption standards was inserted into a defense appropriations bill and approved on a voice vote.
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How Prison Architecture Can Transform Inmates’ Lives
More open layouts can improve inmate-guard relations and support a culture of progress rather than fear.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Creator of a Police Profiling Database Who Wants to Question the Ethics of Big Data
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
The Secret Cost of a Surveillance Society
Fear of the criminal justice system can lead to negative health, financial, and educational outcomes.
What the Proposed NSA Reforms Wouldn’t Do
All the plans purport to end the bulk phone records collection program, but there are big differences.
Do You Own Your Identity Online?
The European “right to be forgotten” could help protect U.S. citizens against blanket data surveillance.
Security Guards Outnumber High School Teachers in the United States
Growing inequality in America has been matched by a surge in security guards—for gated communities, upscale residential buildings, and more. That trend—more inequality, more guards—is matched across industrialized countries.
The Kings of Garbage, or, The ADL Spied on Me and All I Got Was This Lousy Index Card
In 1993 the Anti-Defamation League was accused of espionage, illegal surveillance, theft, and the treasonous sale of classified information to a foreign government. I was one of their victims.
Secrecy, Surveillance, and Misinformation: Lessons From Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Rereading the late senator in a post-Edward Snowden and Julian Assange era.
Rebelling Against the New Surveillance: Designers Pioneer the Future of Privacy
Commercial products and artistic projects that hint at how we might protect ourselves from government detection in the future, should we so choose.