Police in the San Diego, California, suburb of El Cajon shot and killed an unarmed African-American man Tuesday, after his sister called 911 to report her brother was having a mental health emergency. Eyewitnesses said 30-year-old Alfred Olango was holding… Read More ›
Archive for September 2016
Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week
The largest prison work strike in U.S. history has entered its third week. Organizers report that as of last week at least 20 prisons in 11 states continued to protest, including in Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, New York,… Read More ›
Alabama Guards Stage Work Strike Months After Prisoner Uprising at Overcrowded Holman Facility
Prison officials in Alabama have confirmed a group of correction officers refused to report for the evening shift Saturday at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The apparent work strike comes as guards have been walking off the job amid… Read More ›
Headlines for September 28, 2016
Trump Slams Former Miss Universe over Weight Gain In First, Arizona Republic Endorses Democrat for President San Diego: Police Kill Unarmed Black Man Having Mental Health Breakdown Charlotte: 9-Year-Old Girl’s Testimony About Police Killings Goes Viral “I Won’t Be Silent”:… Read More ›
Facial Recognition, Differential Privacy, and Trade-Offs in Apple’s Latest OS Releases
Many users rely on cloud-based machine learning and data collection for everything from tagging photos of friends online to remembering shopping preferences. Although this can be useful and convenient, it can also be a user privacy disaster. With new machine… Read More ›
Trump Promises No First Nuclear Strike, Sort of; New Bill Would Make it Illegal
Donald Trump tried to ease fears about his finger being on the nuclear button during Monday night’s presidential debate, declaring that “I would certainly not do first strike.” He added: “Once the nuclear alternative happens, it’s over.” But moments later, the Republican… Read More ›
J.P. Cuenca deixa a Folha e passa a escrever para The Intercept Brasil
É com grande entusiasmo que anunciamos que o escritor J.P. Cuenca agora faz parte da equipe The Intercept Brasil. Cuenca deixa a Folha de S.Paulo, onde mantinha uma coluna, e passa a escrever às quintas no nosso site. J.P. começou… Read More ›
Dilma diz que Michel Temer e seus aliados “confessam o golpe”
Na primeira entrevista desde seu afastamento, a ex-presidente Dilma Rousseff citou a declaração em que Michel Temer diz que o impeachment foi motivado por Dilma não aceitar o plano econômico do PMDB, e não por supostas irregularidades praticadas por ela…. Read More ›
Five EFF Tools to Help You Protect Yourself Online
Do you get creeped out when an ad eerily related to your recent Internet activity seems to follow you around the web? Do you ever wonder why you sometimes see a green lock with “https” in your address bar, and… Read More ›
Promoting Transparency in Trade Act Would Bring Long-Needed Reforms to the USTR
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has failed the American public. Let’s count the ways. It has presided over the conclusion of a massively unpopular trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), that both Presidential candidates have rejected…. Read More ›