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Drugs
Obama-Shaped Ecstasy and Coke-Stuffed Globes Fill the DEA’s Deleted Drug Newsletter
Russ Kick, a transparency advocate who archives government websites, downloaded the publicly-available issues before they were deleted this summer.
Kaleigh Rogers
11.9.18
Phone Crackers
The DEA Says It Wants that New iPhone Unlocking Tool ‘GrayKey’
After sourcing Cellebrite’s Apple unlocking service a number of years ago, the DEA is now looking to buy an iOS 11 cracking product from Grayshift.
Joseph Cox
3.28.18
hemp bound
Kentucky Lawmakers Are Leading the Fight to Federally Legalize Hemp
Congresspeople in the Bluegrass state say it's time to stop threatening the $688 million industry.
Troy Farah
8.21.17
acceptances
DEA: ‘There Is No Silver Bullet’ for Going Dark
A presentation obtained by Motherboard shows the Drug Enforcement Agency accepting the reality of encryption.
Joseph Cox
8.17.17
spying
The DEA Met With Controversial iPhone Hackers NSO Group
NSO Group's products have been linked to hacking attempts on journalists, activists, and dissidents.
Joseph Cox
8.2.17
You must learn
The DEA Helps Train Local Cops to ‘Exploit’ Social Media
The DEA paid a contractor just over $20,000 to hold sessions on extracting hidden data from social media.
Joseph Cox
6.27.17
When the Drugs Hit
Stop Policing Psychedelic Science
Researchers make the case for a new, psychedelics-only controlled substance category.
Daniel Oberhaus
6.5.17
When the Drugs Hit
America's Trippiest Chemist: Making Psychedelics 'Was Fun'
For over 40 years, Dave Nichols had government license to make Schedule 1 drugs like LSD and DMT for research.
Daniel Oberhaus
6.2.17
Assessing the Risks
DEA Used Malware Without Laying Out Privacy Risks
According to a Freedom of Information request, the DEA does not have any Privacy Impact Assessments related to using Hacking Team's malware.
Joseph Cox
5.23.17
State of Surveillance
Are You a Spy Tech Nerd Who Can 'Climb Poles'? The US Embassy in Thailand Has a Job for You
JOB ALERT!
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.28.17
Busted
Here's a DEA Invoice for Zero-Day Exploits
But the agency hasn’t been particularly successful with Hacking Team’s malware.
Joseph Cox
4.19.17
Weed Week
The FBI Says It Can Finally Find Hackers Who Don’t Smoke Weed
The agency says it's managing to meet its hiring goals despite a ban on hiring anyone who's used marijuana within the last three years.
Daniel Oberhaus
4.17.17
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