02/26/18 Overnight Links

Activist Post: Newly released documents proves secret surveillance court spying on innocent Americans

Daily Signal: Fired Google employee warns social media users about censored speech

TechCrunch: Congress should close loophole allowing warrantless digital car searches

NextGov: The city that remembers everything Ed: Euphemistically called the ‘smart city’, it’s really a total surveillance ecosystem that makes use of AI and data for “efficiency purposes”.  It is total, unbridled surveillance.

National Review: The Schiff memo harms Democrats more than it helps them

Reason: Florida Sheriff who received multiple tips on shooter won’t resign, says his leadership “has been amazing”

Zero Hedge: Florida governor orders investigation into Parkland shooting response

The Intercept: California Democrats deny Feinstein their endorsement for Senate

Reuters: Ecuador says mediation with Britain over Assange has failed

Smithsonian: Settles buried truth about the Midwest’s mysterious mound cities

The Guardian: Don’t worry about AI going bad, it’s the minds behind it that are the danger

Aeon: Algorithmic wilderness

Author: S. Smith