Banned Bounty

Labeled “Research” Chemicals, Doping Drugs Sold Openly on Amazon.com

Amazon bans injectable drugs, but enforcement failures have led to a swell of listings for unproven performance enhancing peptides

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What Are Ghost Kitchens?

You think you just ordered pizza from a mom and pop, but it might be from Chuck E. Cheese

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Why Do Voting Machines Break on Election Day?

Power outages, paper jams, and ancient technology are more likely culprits than hackers

Coronavirus

Schools Are Buying Up Surveillance Technology to Fight COVID-19

But will it actually prevent an outbreak?

Are Your Country’s Cellphone Plans a Rip-off?

If you live in the U.S. or Canada, the answer is probably yes

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What Are Geofence Warrants?

Location data on your smartphone is giving law enforcement new surveillancetools

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I Just Got a COVID-19 Test. Who Now Knows I Got It?

Labs and other companies make millions selling bundles of medical data—and it’s not as anonymized as you might think

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Does Facebook Still Sell DiscriminatoryAds?

We found discriminatory ads can still appear, despite Facebook'sefforts

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Data-Informed Predictive Policing Was Heralded As Less Biased. Is It?

Critics say it merely techwashesinjustice

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What Do I Do If the Bank Says I’m Dead?

Investigate, complain, and maybe sue