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Supply Chain Attacks: A Form of Corporate Espionage

Originally published on September 1, 2020, and republished on May 9, 2023.

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3. “Feds Probe Uber’s Tracking of Lyft Drivers,” Wisconsin State Journal, September 9, 2017, Page C3.
4. Farivar, Cyrus. "Uber Hired Investigators to Impersonate Journalists to Target Lawsuit Plaintiff." Ars Technica, June 11, 2016. Accessed July 16, 2020.
5. Fowler, Susan. "I Spoke Out Against Sexual Harassment…", Time Magazine, February 17, 2020. Accessed July 16, 2020.
6. Hawkins, Andrew, and Russell Brandom. "How Uber Secretly Investigated Its Legal Foes — and Got Caught." The Verge, July 10, 2016. Accessed July 16, 2020.
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8. "Today’s Corporate Philosophy: Better Shred Than Dead," The Gazette, February 13, 2002, Page 4.
9. "Ex-Texaco Exec Indicted Over Data Shredding," The Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1997, Page 50.
10. "Shred: Machines Are Becoming Commonplace," The Los Angeles Times, February 3, 2000, Page 388.
11. "Accused of Corporate Espionage," The Los Angeles Times, December 22, 2019, Page C6.
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The Modern Dilemma of Blacklisting

Originally published on February 2, 2023.

1. The Labor World, August 17, 1901, Page 4.
2. The Buffalo Commercial, January 31, 1901, Page 11.
3. The Weekly Register, January 9, 1901, Page 2.
4. The Daily Mail, February 22, 1901, Page 2.
5. The Inter Ocean, April 29, 1901, Page 12.

Cultural Narratives Surrounding Psychopathic Executives

Originally published on August 3, 2021.

1. “Sociopath is Discovered,” The Fort Payne Journal, July 22, 1914, Page 7.
2. “The Sociopath,” Evening Star, September 18, 1914, Page 16.
3. “Warns Foster Parents,” Chicago Tribune, March 8, 1915, Page 8.
4. “Woman Challenges,” Chicago Tribune, March 12, 1920, Page 15.
5. “Ascribe All Crime to Defects in the Brain,” The Montgomery Advertiser, September 2, 1924, Page 4.
6. “Chicago Police Say Psychology is a Crime Cure,” The Daily Tribune, August 24, 1925, Page 5.
7. Houser, Mallory C. "A History of Antisocial Personality Disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness and Treatment from a Rehabilitation Perspective." Southern Illinois University Carbondale, April 2015.
8. ALSAWALQA, R.O. "Is the Sociopath Socially Intelligent? A New Framework for Understanding Sociopathy." Utopía y Praxis Latinoamericana, vol. 24, no. 5, 2019, pp. 298–306.
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16. "Gangsters Will Be Put to Test," Battle Creek Enquirer, October 11, 1927, Page 7.
17. "Find Cause of Crime?" The Kansas City Star, July 31, 1924, Page 10.

The Tale of the Smart Lock That Fails to Lock

Originally published on June 9, 2020.

1. “Agreement Containing Consent Order,” In the Matter of Tapplock, Inc., File No. 192 3011, Federal Trade Commission, April 6, 2020.
2. “Complaint, In the Matter of Tapplock, Inc., File No. 192 3011,” Federal Trade Commission, April 6, 2020.
3. “Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment,” In the Matter of Tapplock, Inc., File No. 192 3011, Federal Trade Commission, April 6, 2020.
4. Schifferle, Lisa Weintraub. “Tapplock Settlement: Smart Devices Need Smart Security,” Federal Trade Commission Business Blog, April 6, 2020.
5. “Canadian Maker of Smart Locks Settles FTC Allegations That it Deceived Consumers about its Security Practices,” Federal Trade Commission, April 6, 2020.

The Government Constructed a Giant Robot Housefly to Educate Careless Housewives

Originally published on August 6, 2020.

1. “Giant Fly,” The Standard Union, May 6, 1931, Page 9.
2. “Swatter, Spare This Fly,” The Independent-Record, May 9, 1931, Page 4.
3. “Giant Housefly Shows Dangers of Pest,” Popular Mechanics, July 1931, Page 43.
4. “Government Grows Big Housefly,” Chicago Tribune, June 14, 1931, Page 36.
5. “Uncle Sam’s New Giant Fly to Warn Careless Housewives,” Star Tribune, August 30, 1931, Page 50.

Supervillains and the Poisoned Roots of Pop Psychology

Originally published on June 9, 2020.

1. “Ascribe All Crime to Defects in the Brain,” The Montgomery Advertiser, September 2, 1924, Page 4.
2. “Can See By Ear Says This Doctor,” Courier-Post, August 24, 1914, Page 1.
3. “Chicago Police Say Psychology is a Crime Cure,” The Daily Tribune, August 24, 1925, Page 5.
4. “Dealing with Effect and Not Cause Doesn’t Get You Very Far,” The Day Book, March 15, 1915, Page 30.
5. “Decadence of US Caused by Women, Doctor Declares,” The Ogden Standard, March 11, 1920, Page 1.
6. “Find Cause of Crime?” The Kansas City Star, July 31, 1924, Page 10.
7. “Gangsters Will Be Put to Test,” Battle Creek Enquirer, October 11, 1927, Page 7.
8. “How to Deal with Criminals,” The Independent-Record, January 17, 1928, Page 4.
9. “Judged by Mental Measurement,” The Morning Union, September 17, 1914, Page 4.
10. “Making Heroes of Criminals,” Albuquerque Journal, October 2, 1914, Page 6.

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