This day in history

2013, 2018.

#10yrsago FBI responds to ACLU FOIA request…with 111 blank pages https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/fbi-to-aclu-nope-we-wont-tell-you-how-when-or-why-we-track-you/

#10yrsago Michelle Bachmann stiffs her campaign staff, they retaliate by ratting to the feds https://www.startribune.com/ex-bachmann-aide-alleges-campaign-finance-violations/187048461/

#5yrsago Neither Huxleyed, nor Orwelled: living in the Phildickian dystopia https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/henry-farrell-philip-k-dick-and-fake-humans/

#5yrsago A newly discovered strain of Android malware contains never-seen surveillance features https://securelist.com/skygofree-following-in-the-footsteps-of-hackingteam/83603/

Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, and blogger. He has a podcast, a newsletter, a Twitter feed, a Mastodon feed, and a Tumblr feed. He was born in Canada, became a British citizen and now lives in Burbank, California. His latest nonfiction book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with Rebecca Giblin), a book about artistic labor market and excessive buyer power. His latest novel for adults is Attack Surface. His latest short story collection is Radicalized. His latest picture book is Poesy the Monster Slayer. His latest YA novel is Pirate Cinema. His latest graphic novel is In Real Life. His forthcoming books include Red Team Blues, a noir thriller about cryptocurrency, corruption and money-laundering (Tor, 2023); and The Lost Cause, a utopian post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation with white nationalist militias (Tor, 2023).