In America’s Panopticon

Sarah Igo’s The Known Citizen examines the linked histories of privacy and surveillance in the United States.

Katie Fitzpatrick

The Reach—and Limits—of Surveillance Capitalism

What does it mean to be a private investigator in an era of surveillance tech?

Judith Coburn

The Web-Hosting Service for Sex Workers, by Sex Workers, Against SESTA/FOSTA

Red Umbrella Hosting was founded by a sex worker to protect those like her from the fallout of pernicious legislation.

Arvind Dilawar

Break Facebook’s Power and Renew Journalism

We must take the Internet back from monopolies.

Victor Pickard

Privacy Breakthrough

Jen Sorensen

Power Needs to Be Restored to Internet Users

The problem is bigger than Facebook.

Micah L. Sifry

Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It

It should be treated like any other vital utility.

Bruce Shapiro

Democratic Defections Allow an Assault on Civil Liberties to Pass the House

If all Democrats had opposed the FISA Amendments and Reauthorization Act, they could have united with libertarian-leaning Republicans to block it.

John Nichols

Trump’s Border Security May Search Your Social Media by ‘Tone’

New databases are being built for this experimental surveillance.

Aaron Cantú and George Joseph

A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying

The Facebook CEO destroyed privacy as we know it. Imagine what he’d do in the White House.

Jake Bittle