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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Picture frame holding a hidden camera in an Airbnb under caption reading "Realizing this picture frame in my airbnb wasn't there earlier in the day in the middle of my shower..." Middle: Brunette woman Right: Caption reading "Yall see the camera right.."

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“That’s terrifying”: Airbnb guest finds hidden camera disguised as picture frame in the bathroom

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

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Trump fans now claim Signal chat leak was the work of a Chinese spy

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Worker says her boss offered to buy her a brand new iPhone 15.

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‘My immediate answer was absolutely not’: Worker says her boss offered to buy her a brand new iPhone 15. Here’s why she turned it down

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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Woman(l), Security camera(c), Computer monitor saying "can i leave???"

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‘Go big or go home’: Manager spies on his worker during a slow shift from overhead camera. So, she sends him a surprise message

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, BuzzFeed, the Daily Dot, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

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‘Somebody put a lot of money into spying on people’: TikToker finds receipt for surveillance equipment in her Airbnb

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Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret

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

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India’s prime minister is almost impossible to spy on

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The definitive guide to NSA spy programs

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Unpublished NSA slides air on Brazilian television

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How the NSA used 9/11 to collect your telephone metadata

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Can whistleblower Edward Snowden gain asylum in Iceland?

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