David Kravets /
Senior Editor
The senior editor for Ars Technica. Founder of TheYellowDailyNews (TYDN) satire-parody news site at tydn.com. Technologist. Political scientist. Humorist. Dad of two boys. Peace.
Recent stories by David Kravets
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How the NFL—not the NSA—is impacting data gathering well beyond the gridiron
From the archives: Corporations watch the NFL using RFID tags to track player movements.
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Piracy site for science research dinged again in court—this time for $4.8M
Latest ruling might require Google to remove Sci-Hub from search.
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This is why I’ll never shop at OfficeMax again—even if everything is free
This column is my first step toward recovering from a maddening return experience.
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Villains swipe hundreds of iPhone X units from UPS delivery van
Police: "It appears the suspects knew what they were looking for."
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Video dooms cop who arrested nurse for not letting him take patient’s blood
Nurse told officer to get a warrant. Cop grabs her and arrests her for no reason.
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Here are the Kremlin-backed Facebook ads designed to foment discord in US
Ads bash Clinton before election and cap on Trump after he won the presidency.
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Members of Congress want you to hack the US election voting system
Bug-bounty program would exempt participants from federal hacking laws.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter tell Congress their platforms spread Russian-backed propaganda
Twitter: "We are committed to working every single day at solving this problem."
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Gag order silencing Comic-Con producers declared unconstitutional
Appeals court says silencing online speech over trademark suit is unconstitutional.
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Lawsuit accuses Facebook of scheming to weasel out of paying overtime
Lawsuit says Facebook has a “systematic, companywide wrongful classification” system.
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What happened to Las Vegas shooter’s hard drive? It’s a mystery
Feds: "Paddock removed the hard drive from the laptop after he opened fire."
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US states, cities moving to restrict vaping
Puffing e-cigarettes in public places is getting much harder to do.
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Congress opens probe into FBI’s handling of Clinton e-mail investigation
“Congress has a constitutional duty to preserve the integrity of our justice system.”
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Police body cams had no “statistically significant effect” in DC
"There was no indication that the cameras changed behavior at all."
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Proposed law would regulate online ads to hinder Russian election influence
Honest Ads Act requires Google, Twitter, Facebook to open ads to public review.
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Viral video of man being dragged from United flight gets officers fired
"Our cell phones are the best deterrent to ensure mistreatment becomes a rarity."
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Federal watchdog tells Equifax—no $7.25 million IRS contract for you
Equifax-IRS ordeal exposes the strangeness of the government contracting system.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear case questioning Google’s trademark
Lawsuit claimed "google" had become synonymous with "search the Internet."
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Supreme Court to decide if US has right to data on world’s servers
Feds claim legal right to reach into the world's servers with a valid US warrant.
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Tom Wheeler to Ajit Pai: “Why the silence” about Trump’s media threats?
Meanwhile, Trump continued attacks on NBC, media: "Sadly, they and others are Fake News."
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After second bungle, IRS suspends Equifax’s “taxpayer identity” contract
During suspension, IRS says it will review "Equifax systems and security."
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Man acquitted of felony charge over Facebook police parody page sues
Fake account said police would offer abortions and anybody could become a recruit.
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Jony Ive’s creativity pales compared to Apple’s App Store lawsuit defense
Apple sells "software distribution services to developers" who lease App Store space.
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Supreme Court: Hacking conviction stands for man who didn’t hack computer
High court refuses to hear appeal of hacking conviction, one-year prison sentence.
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“Baby body parts” campaign ad from US House member blocked by Twitter
Ad says, "I fought Planned Parenthood and we stopped the sale of baby body parts."
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“Technical difficulties” plague Arizona lottery; same winning numbers drawn
Yet again, Arizona Lottery investigates a glitch with a random number generator.
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Vegan’s life upended after Facebook rant about “carnists” killed in Vegas
“It’s almost like a lynch mob is forming,” she says about the fallout from her post.
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California won’t require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted
Unlike California taxi drivers, ride-hailing drivers don't have to be fingerprinted.
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Indiana Supreme Court: Sex with minors is OK, but it’s illegal to sext them
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, argued that the law was "patently illogical."
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Supreme Court says live streaming would “adversely affect” oral arguments
Court wants transparency “while preserving the integrity of its proceedings.”
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IRS awards Equifax no-bid, $7.25 million contract after hack
"This is considered a critical service that cannot lapse."
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White House wants to end Social Security numbers as a national ID
US government is examining the use of a “modern cryptographic identifier.”
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Supreme Court’s new term: Surveillance, hacking, sports betting—and cake, too
"The Court is now sitting"—with 100% more Gorsuch and plenty of tech questions ahead.
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FBI may keep secret the name of vendor that cracked terrorist’s iPhone
Judge agrees with FBI that national security trumps the public's right to know.
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Gambler hits $1.4M jackpot, casino says bingo machine “malfunctioned”
Gambler has no right to contest non-payment because casino is on tribal land.
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Don’t fly your drone near these US landmarks, FAA warns
Violators subject to “potential civil penalties and criminal charges.”