02/07/18 Morning Links

LA Times: For privacy advocates, Nunes’ criticism of the FBI brings mental whiplash

The Atlantic: The populist Right’s elitist approach to surveillance abuses

ScienceNews: Your phone is like a spy in your pocket

Techdirt: Court shuts down trooper’s attempt to portray new-ish minivans with imperfect drivers as justification for traffic stop

MirrorUK: Chinese police are using high-tech sunglasses that use facial recognition to catch suspects

The Intercept: Blowback: How a CIA-backed coup led to the rise of Iran’s Ayatollahs

Al-Monitor: Military audit confirms US tanks ended up with Iran-backed militias

MintPressNews: UK blocks hacktivist’s extradition over oppressive US prison conditions

Reason: Silk Road’s founder is in jail for life, but the Dark Web only grows

Reason: If a school cop threatens your 13-year old with child porn charges for sexting, get a lawyer Ed: While it’s probably not wise to give kids smartphones, it’s even less wise to place unaccountable, union-shielded, violence-prone bullies in schools.  Better to have trained professionals working with schoolkids rather than someone who couldn’t get a job anywhere else.

FEE: To save rhinos, legalize the horn trade

High Times: California’s history of arresting minorities for marijuana

Author: S. Smith