Week of May 13, 2019 Archives
RCI -
Other Investigations
Monday, May 13
Retail Giant PetSmart Names PETA in Spying Lawsuit
Brett Scher
,
Free Beacon
Leaked Letters Show Details of NRA Chief's Alleged Spending
Mark Maremont
,
WSJ
How Facial Recognition Became a Routine Policing Tool
Jon Schuppe
,
NBC News
The Professor Who Beat the Roulette Table
Zachary Crockett
,
The Hustle
Tuesday, May 14
Fusion Energy Reactors: Big Tech Bet vs. Climate Change
Stanley Reed, NY Times
Stem Cell Treatments Flourish With Little Evidence
Denise Grady
&
Reed Abelson
, NYT
Israeli Spyware Allegedly Installed in Phones via WhatsApp
Mehul Srivastava,
FT
Wednesday, May 15
In PayPal Era, Why Does the Bank's 'Float' Still Sting Like a Bee?
John F. Wasik
,
RCI
Thursday, May 16
Ransomware Rescue Firms Usually Just Pay
Renee Dudley
&
Jeff Kao
,
ProPublica
Toll of Boy Scout Sex Abuse: 12,200+ Reported Victims
Kim Christiansen
, LA
Times
Friday, May 17
Sports Stars Hire Him When They Think They’ve Been Swindled
Patrick Hruby
,
WP
How 'Big Printer' Is Trying to Crush the Counterfeit Ink Trade
Lance Ulanoff,
Medium
Sewage May Hold Cure to Your Next Infection
Sigal Samuel,
Vox
Saturday, May 18
Linksys Routers Leak Historic Record of Everything Linked
Dan Goodin
,
ArsTechnica
Virtual Kidnappings Rattling Families
Samantha Murphy Kelly
,
CNN