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Instagram won’t let you search for photos by time or date, but this app will

The NSA has nearly complete backdoor access to Apple’s iPhone

The endlessly amusing McDonald’s employee resource site is no more

Inside Iceland’s Bitcoin bunkers

I bought fake job references on the Internet—and it worked

With its own cryptocurrency, Doge has officially conquered 2013

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

Miles Klee

Samsung’s response to a customer whose phone caught fire only made things worse

This father’s DIY wheelchair for his son is the best lifehack ever

Aaron Sankin is a former Senior Staff Writer at the Daily Dot who covered the intersection of politics, technology, online privacy, Twitter bots, and the role of dank memes in popular culture. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He joined the Center for Investigative Reporting in 2016.

Aaron Sankin

How a tiny Washington town ended up with America’s fastest Internet

Outdated copyright law makes memes illegal in Australia

Lavabit and Silent Circle are Kickstarting their answer to NSA email spying

How a weird yellow lighter became an $11,000 eBay lust object

India’s prime minister is almost impossible to spy on

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Can you really buy authentic ‘human leather’ online?

Where does your Wikipedia donation go? Outgoing chief warns of potential corruption

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