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Two women were detained by Montana Border Patrol for speaking Spanish
"I saw that you guys are speaking Spanish, which is very unheard-of up here,” the agent said.
A Smart Doorbell Company Is Working With Cops to Report ‘Suspicious’ People and Activities
Ring claims its new app Neighbors will fight crime, but it could also become a platform for profiling and discrimination.
A Racist System: Māori and Pacific Kiwis Talk About the Police
“Sometimes I’ve asked, What, seriously? Why are you pulling me over? But I know. I know why.”
User Profiled Episode 2: Take Back the Internet
How are hackers, activists, and privacy watchdogs fighting back against the abuse of Big Data? We explore their work and look at different ways you can keep your data safe.
User Profiled Episode 1: How Our Online Information Can Be Used Against Us
Every time we go online, our personal data is tracked and stored. VICE talks to cybersecurity experts to find out who wants our data and how it is used to exploit us.
Cuffed Without Cause (Extra Scene from 'Driving While Black')
VICE News meets Jason Castle, a prominent community member in Teaneck New Jersey, who recounts his own experience with New Jersey law enforcement.
Driving While Black
VICE News investigates claims of racial profiling in traffic stops by police in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
The TSA Spent $1.4 Million on an App That Tells You to Go Right or Left
They could have probably saved a solid $1,399,999.75 if they just gave agents a quarter to flip.
London's High-End Restaurants Are Afraid of Ugly People
Beauty may very well be in the eye of the beholder, but the next time you get the urge to grab a bite to eat at an in-vogue High Street eatery, you’d be wise to round up all the nyphets, beefcakes, and glamour-pusses you can humanly muster.
Young, Black, Trans, Arrested: How Women Like Meagan Taylor Are Made Invisible
Meagan Taylor, a 22-year-old jailed while visiting Iowa with a friend earlier this month, got released last week after a flurry of activism drew attention to her plight—and what was probably a bogus arrest.
Life for Homeless Gay and Trans Teens in New York City
Twenty percent of America's homeless youth are gay or trans.
When People Saw Something and Said Something, They Said Inane and Racist Things
Turns out some Americans have a questionable definition of "suspicious." According to copious complaints acquired by the ACLU, "suspicious" is a person who is Middle Eastern. Or Chinese.