Many writers are looking for ways to capture the everyday realities that the government keeps hidden — sometimes at their own peril.
Tag: Surveillance of Citizens by Government
Who Paid for a Mysterious Spy Tool? The FBI, an FBI Inquiry Found.
After a Times report, the bureau canceled its contract with a government contractor that used the tool on its behalf. But questions remain.
U.S. and E.U. Finalize Long-Awaited Deal on Sharing Data
The agreement ends legal uncertainty for Meta, Google and scores of companies — at least for now.
Your Monday Briefing: NATO Prepares to Meet
Also, Janet Yellen leaves Beijing with hope, but no breakthroughs.
Threads Takes on Twitter
How Meta did what no other Twitter competitor could.
Defecting From North Korea Is Now Far Harder
Recent rescue efforts to escape Kim Jong-un’s regime via China have been thwarted by digital surveillance, profiteering and the pandemic.
Your Thursday Briefing: Israel’s West Bank Raid Ends
Also, fatal floods in China and other Asian countries.
After China Arrested Her Husband, A Wife Discovered His Secret Dissident Blog
He was brilliant, quirky and intensely private — and also, she now suspects, an anonymous dissident blogger who had won fame for years of evading the surveillance state.
A Driver’s License for the Internet
Age verification laws are changing websites for both children and adults.
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.