SF News ACLU: Facebook, Instagram, And Twitter Provided Data Access To Surveillance Company Used By Police To Track Protesters Chicago-based Geofeedia, a "location-based intelligence platform" that analyzes social media posts to deliver them as surveillance information to 500 law enforcement agencies, is often used to target protesters such as Black Lives Matter
SF News Jack Dorsey Giving Half His Square Equity To New Foundation Helping Ferguson, MO Jack Dorsey is so many things. He's Twitter's CEO. He's Square's CEO. He's a Missourian. And now he's making a name for himself as philanthropist. To recap: When this guy isn't, for example,
SF News SFPD Complies With Judge's Order, Releases Names Of Officers Who Killed Bernal Heights Man The Friday news release is long-known as "a transparent attempt to evade fallout by burying bad news ahead of the weekend," as Slate put it over a decade ago. Perhaps that's why, after
SF News BART Wants $70,000 In Restitution From Black Friday Protestors Protestors who chained themselves to BART trains on Black Friday are now facing a hefty fee from the transit agency in addition to criminal charges. One of the organizers of the protest is
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Figurines, Dappled Cities, Union Trade: Rock bands -- with a little easy-listening thrown in there for balance! -- bust it out starting at 9 p.m. at Bottom of the Hill; $10.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Jonathan Coulton: "Code Monkey" has gained a heavy, cult-of-nerd following. Yay! Join the club tonight at 9 p.m. at Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell; $18. -- The Legend of Billie
Arts & Entertainment On The Road with The Ditty Bops The Ditty Bops are Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald, two modern LA twenty-somethings celebrating yesteryear with their self-titled debut album [listen here]. Both their record and their live show are a must-hear, featuring
