Kashmir Hill's posts

This summer, we asked over 50 police departments to tell us if they have any rules for police officers who use fake…

Terrance Everett has been on the wrong side of the law for most of his adult life. When he was 18, he had to…

When you go into the privacy settings on your browser, there’s a little option there to turn on the “Do Not Track”…

Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove…

At 85, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein is the country’s oldest senator. To the disappointment of some on the…

The New York Times Magazine recently published a lengthy cover story on “The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon…

In May 2008, Facebook announced what initially seemed like a fun, whimsical addition to its platform: People You May…

Last year, we launched an investigation into how Facebook’s People You May Know tool makes its creepily accurate…

Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years. Other than a strong Polish accent, she fits…

It’s the smartphone conspiracy theory that just won’t go away: Many, many people are convinced that their phones are…

Recent headlines have suggested that California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give Californians…

Earlier this year, the media got very excited about Trump.dating, a site for the pro-Donald set that promised to…

If you have spent your whole life dreaming of getting married while wearing an ivory princess gown paired with a…

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock on Mars, you’ve likely heard about a little scandal involving Cambridge…

Mo Norai has worked in Silicon Valley for a decade. He’s done stints at Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Apple, but…

Over the past five years, Mondrea Hasty has had officers come to his house multiple times to arrest him, had his…

In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a “smart home.” I connected as many of my…

Facebook has long said that it doesn’t use location data to make friend suggestions, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t…

Facebook is constantly watching you. Now, you can watch Facebook back. Gizmodo Media Group’s Special Projects Desk…

This morning, Facebook announced that it’s going to start scanning all the photos uploaded to the social network…