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Nanny state: the rise of nursery cameras

NurseryCam is supposed to be about peace of mind for the parent. It feels like a slippery slope

Olivia Potts

Why do half of us want a dystopian society, no strong-arm necessary?

Peter Van Buren

The technology of war has come home

Peter Van Buren

Is lowering the crime rate worth giving up your privacy?

Taylor Millard

Politics

Her stumping for the ‘rule of law’ is undermined by her record

Jack Hunter

COVID
November 8, 2021
Biden’s vaccine order is about power, not health
It’s the PATRIOT Act of Covid, imperiling our freedom
Peter Van Buren
Sports
October 13, 2021
Urban Meyer and our DIY surveillance state
A coach is humiliated for behaving badly, but maybe not every lout should be caught
Matt Purple
Film
August 21, 2021
Somebody’s watching me
All Light, Everywhere reviewed
Nicky Otis Smith
Politics
January 26, 2020
The strange new liberal attraction to the feds
Federal investigators are now héros de la résistance
Robert McLeod
Art
January 16, 2020
TikTok is the world’s fastest-growing — and goofiest — digital platform, but should we fear it?
The Chinese video app, which has more users than Snapchat and Twitter combined, is underpinned by some of the most sophisticated AI in the world
Robert Jackman
China
November 15, 2018
In China’s new surveillance state, everyone will be watched, reviewed and rated
Social credit and a high-tech, all-seeing government will keep every citizen in line
James O’Malley