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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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‘I HAD NO IDEA I AM SO SORRY’: Customer service worker says they can see what you’re typing in the chat before you send it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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‘Gives me so much anxiety’: Aritzia customer says worker slipped his hand in her dressing room while she was trying on clothes

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‘That’s some intense research’: Woman says salesman cold-called her about needing a new roof after he used ‘aerial imaging’ to scope her house

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘Made me never want to use the CVS kiosks again’: Woman says CVS worker got her number from photo kiosk, wouldn’t stop texting her

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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“Biggest expansion since the Patriot Act”:  Why a small provision in a new surveillance reform bill is raising serious concerns

Srishti Jaswal is an award-winning journalist based in India, after stints in Paris and Berlin. She writes on politics, tech, human rights and governance.

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Holiest Hindu pilgrimages are now training grounds for authoritarian AI algorithms

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In India’s biggest surveillance state, 1 million cameras watch your every move

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Italy is leading the fight against AI—and could prompt EU-wide action

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘Why do they need it? Where is it going?’: Woman says Amazon required her driver’s license information to buy a pregnancy test (updated)

Jake Pitre is a researcher and writer based in Montreal. He is a PhD candidate at Concordia University, and he has been published at The Globe and Mail, Motherboard, Observer, i-D, and more. You can find him on Twitter @jakeadampitre.

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Why Massachusetts is ground-zero for the fight against facial recognition

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Gettr, a so-called alternative to big tech, uses Google and Facebook trackers and has serious security flaws, investigation finds

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

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‘This is so wrong… how do I do it bestie’: TikToker shares how she downloaded ex’s Snapchat data, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

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‘How is this legal’: TikToker discovers her Airbnb window is connected to restaurant dining room (updated)

Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

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‘Privacy rights are civil rights’: Why Biden’s pick for FTC signals a new effort to protect user data

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