Facebook's Anti-Semitic Ad Categories Persisted after Promised Hate Speech Crackdown
After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring
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Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break into Mar-a-Lago
Investigators tested internet security at four Trump properties. It’s not good
Trump's Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security Challenge
James Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize
Trump's Executive Order Strands Brooklyn Doctor in Sudan
The second-year resident worries what will happen to his patients
Will Trump's Climate Team Accept Any "Social Cost of Carbon"?
The nation’s top science panel has just sketched a clearer way to set a fair price today for cutting tomorrow’s climate risks—and some of Trump’s advisers say the price should be zero
Boomtown, Flood Town
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston
Health Gadgets and Apps Outpace Privacy Protections, Report Finds
In 2009, Congress asked for recommendations on what to do about information that falls outside the privacy law known as HIPAA. Health officials released their report, but offered no suggestions
Verizon's Zombie Cookie Gets New Life
Verizon is merging its cellphone tracking supercookie with AOL’s ad tracking network to match users’ online habits with their offline details
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's "Extreme Willingness to Help"
The National Security Agency's ability to capture Internet traffic on U.S. soil has been based on an extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: AT&T
Drought-Plagued Western States Play Politics with Water
The latest in ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series looks at how, despite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona still miscount their water supplies
