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The villain in James Patterson’s new book seems strangely familiar…

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 14, 2017
In "The Store," a couple takes on an online all-in-one-retailer that has taken over many aspects of life.
Author James Patterson in New York City in 2016.
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Meet the workplace sensors that are watching you

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Feb 22, 2017
Bloomberg Reporter Rebecca Greenfield talks about the new ways companies can track employees.
Employers "can monitor workers all the way up until the bathroom," says workplace reporter Rebecca Greenfield.
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How some retailers are tracking you as you walk down their aisles

by David Brancaccio and Paulina Velasco
Jan 31, 2017
That coupon for tissues you just found on your phone? That wasn't an accident.
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Encryption apps see growth after election

by Stephanie Hughes and Ben Johnson
Nov 16, 2016
Signal, which features end-to-end encryption, has seen 400 percent growth since the election.
Signal uses end-to-end encryption so that no one can read your messages.
Open Whisper Systems
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Do we need to track pressure cooker sales?

by Sally Herships
Sep 21, 2016
The question is raised after they were used in bombs in New York and New Jersey.
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Behind The Blue Line

Body cameras spread, changing how cops do their job

by Mitchell Hartman
May 1, 2015
Some cops like them, but other criminal justice experts are skeptical.
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Tracking Ebola's digital footprints

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 24, 2014
Tracking the human contacts of an Ebola patient using his digital contacts.
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Silicon Tally: Independence and surveillance

by Molly Wood
Jul 4, 2014
How well have you kept up on this week's tech news?
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Data on our data: 100,000 malware implants

by Molly Wood
Jun 13, 2014
Another number to remind us how much we've learned a year after the Snowden leaks.
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How a librarian made me a surveillance skeptic

by Ben Johnson
Jun 12, 2014
A year after Snowden, our views on surveillance have yet to change for the better.
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