The Best Map of US Bases Abroad Didn't Come From an Intelligence Agency
It was supposed to be fun: Compiled from more than a billion paths taken by users of Strava, a workout-tracking app, an interactive online heat map shows “where we play” the…
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Kaveh Waddell
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Kaveh Waddell is an independent journalist based in Beirut. Previously, he covered surveillance and digital privacy as an associate editor at The Atlantic in Washington, D.C.
Extreme Vetting? DHS Wants an App for That
Over the summer, the Department of Homeland Security announced a singular opportunity for a contractor to be a part of one of President Trump’s signature campaign promises: to…
Why Did Lebanon Detain an Award-Winning Lebanese Director?
It wasn’t exactly a hero’s welcome. A week after his newest film, “The Insult,” won a major prize at the Venice International Film Festival, the Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri found…