The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
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Surveillance in the Age of Trump: What Does FISA Reauthorization Mean for Our Privacy?
An amendment proposed by the House of Representatives would have added new privacy measures to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that shored up the rights of U.S. citizens. Unfortunately that didn't happen.
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Young, Brilliant, Criminal: Lauri Love and the Internet Activists Taking On U.S. Government
Love was arrested two years ago over his alleged participation in Operation Last Resort, carried out under the name of the hacktivist collective Anonymous. His lawyers argue that extraditing him from Britain would violate his human rights.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.