spying
The Pinkertons Are Still Messing With Workers, Now for Amazon
The over 200-year-old Pinkerton security agency, synonymous with anti-labor activities, is still spying on workers in 2020.
Senators Demand Amazon Stop Spying on Workers
The move comes after Motherboard revealed an Amazon internal spying unit called the Advocacy Operations Social Listening Team.
Hackers Can Spy on Your Conversations Through an Ordinary Light Bulb
“Any sound in the room can be recovered from the room with no requirement to hack anything and no device in the room.”
Lawmakers Demand Federal Agencies Stop Spying on Peaceful Protests
Thirty-five members of Congress signed the strongly worded letter sent to the heads of the FBI, DEA, CBP, and National Guard Bureau.
Spying Before Stonewall: How the FBI Secretly Tracked Gay Activists in the 60s
A trove of previously buried documents tells the story of how anti-LGBTQ surveillance targeted queer people in the United States—and how those people pushed back.
Agencies Spending Millions on 'Crossbow' Spy Tech, an Upgraded Stingray
Motherboard found various military and federal law enforcement agencies have bought the Crossbow, which appears to target phones on 4G.
The Military and FBI Are Flying Surveillance Planes Over Protests
Motherboard tracked high-tech aircraft previously used in warzones, as well as flights from other agencies above protesting cities.
A Private Spy Was Caught Using a Hacking Tool to Target Their Crush
Brings back memories of the NSA agents who did the same thing.
Facebook Wanted NSO Spyware to Monitor Users, NSO CEO Claims
In a court-filed declaration, NSO Group’s CEO says Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying tool in 2017.
Here's What Facebook's Internal Facial Recognition App Looked Like
When pointed at an individual it could recognize, the app said "You are friends."
The Mass Surveillance Panopticon
This week's CYBER is the tale of Banjo, a mass surveillance machine for the state of Utah.
'Project Magnum': Flywheel’s Alleged Plot to Steal Peloton’s Technology
Court documents reveal how the two spin bike companies went from potential partners to hated rivals.