The Intercept

The Secrets DNA Keeps

September 18, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

The Secrets DNA KeepsRead More

FBI Hoovering up DNA at a Pace that Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting

August 29, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

FBI Hoovering up DNA at a Pace that Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and CountingRead More

Police are getting DNA data from people who think they opted out

August 18, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

Police are getting DNA data from people who think they opted outRead More

Lie detector firm lobbies CIA, DOD on automated eye-scanning tech

April 10, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

Lie detector firm lobbies CIA, DOD on automated eye-scanning techRead More

Whistling past the graveyard: Why it’s so hard to rid the courts or junk science

April 24, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Whistling past the graveyard: Why it’s so hard to rid the courts or junk scienceRead More

Fire Scientists Testify in Support of Claude Garrett’s Bid for Freedom

April 16, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Fire Scientists Testify in Support of Claude Garrett’s Bid for FreedomRead More

Duty to Correct

March 12, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Duty to CorrectRead More

Orange County Prosecutors Operate “Vast, Secretive” Genetic Surveillance Program

July 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Orange County Prosecutors Operate “Vast, Secretive” Genetic Surveillance ProgramRead More

Your car is spying on you, and a CBP contract shows the risks

May 4, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Your car is spying on you, and a CBP contract shows the risksRead More

Will Bringing Science Back to the White House Reinvigorate Forensics Reform?

January 22, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Will Bringing Science Back to the White House Reinvigorate Forensics Reform?Read More

The Junk Science Cops Use to Decide if You’re Lying

August 12, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The Junk Science Cops Use to Decide if You’re LyingRead More

The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and the Azure Cloud

July 14, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and the Azure CloudRead More

The Rise of Smart Camera Networks, and Why We Should Ban Them

January 27, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The Rise of Smart Camera Networks, and Why We Should Ban ThemRead More

Fingerprint analysis is high-stakes work — but it doesn’t take much to qualify as an expert

November 29, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Fingerprint analysis is high-stakes work — but it doesn’t take much to qualify as an expertRead More

Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood “Watch Lists” Built on Facial Recognition

November 26, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood “Watch Lists” Built on Facial RecognitionRead More