Lauren Walker
Staff Writer
Lauren is a reporter covering technology, national security and foreign affairs. She has previously worked on award winning teams at Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera America. Lauren studied international relations at The George Washington University and the London School of Economics. She originally hails from New Jersey, where she occasionally visits to get reporting assistance from Golda, a pug.
Creator Pulls Peace Ad-Blocker From App Store, Highlighting Industry Struggle
Ad-blockers vs. pop-up ads: an escalating war with no clear answers.
Appeals Court Delays Richard Glossip Execution
An Oklahoma Court granted the death row inmate a stay to give itself time to consider new evidence.
Zuckerberg: Facebook to Create a 'Dislike' Button
The surprise move came in response to years of user requests.
U.S. Hands Court Force-Feeding Videos from Guantánamo Bay
It was the latest move in a protracted legal battle for their release.
How a Botched Translation Landed Emad Hassan in Gitmo
Hassan's story offers a glimpse into the lives of dozens of men who say they've been accidentally ensnared in the war against Al-Qaeda.
Justice Department to Require Warrants for Cellphone Tracking—With a Big (Unwritten) Loophole
The policy does not include state and local agencies and may not apply to public places.
Snowden: Clinton Would Be Fired for Email Server if She Were a Regular Employee
"Anyone who has the clearances that the secretary of state has...knows how classified information should be handled."
13 Ways Obama Is Ruining America, According to Dick Cheney's New Memoir
In their new book, "Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America," Dick and Liz Cheney say President Obama is what's wrong with the world.
Edward Snowden, Graphic Novel Hero
Political cartoonist Ted Rall illustrates the NSA leaker's story.
The New Rules of (Cellphone) Engagement
A Pew study asked 3,217 U.S. adults about their use of and attitudes toward cellphones.
One in Seven People on Earth Use Facebook in Single Day
"For the first ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.
A Lead in the Ashley Madison Hack or Merely Another AC/DC Fan?
Brian Krebs says a Twitter user Thadeus Zu had a link to the data early.
The License Plate Surveillance Technology That Caught the Virginia Shooter
Police found Vester Lee Flanagan with help from a license plate reader.
Snowden of the Sea: Researchers Name New Crayfish After NSA Leaker
The Indonesian crayfish's colorful pinchers have made it a pet in many aquariums.
Lawyers Gear Up as Users Get Ready to Sue Ashley Madison
The Ashley Madison hack and subsequent data dumps trigger a plethora of privacy laws.
News Organizations Struggle With How to Handle Ashley Madison Data
Media outlets are grappling with how much information to report from the data dump of AshleyMadison.com users' sensitive information.
Prison Punishes Chelsea Manning for Having Expired Toothpaste, LGBT Magazines
On Tuesday, Chelsea Manning was sentenced to 21 days with restrictions on recreation for violating prison rules.
Google-Funded Robot 'Atlas' Jogs Through Forest
Boston Dynamics shows off it's uncanny new humanoid robot in a video.
More Than 300,000 Taxpayers Affected by Hack, IRS Says
The breach of U.S. taxpayers' information is more extensive than previously thought, the Wall Street Journal reports.
90 Missions a Day: Pentagon Wants to Up Its Use of Drones
Calls for more U.S. drone missions comes months after the Air Force reduced flights and the Army announced soldier cuts.
The Greater Threat to Airplanes? Birds, Not Drones
The number of drones spotted trumped by the number of birds hit, data shows.
Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement for Having Caitlyn Jenner Magazine, Other Infractions
The former private, who was sentenced for leaking diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, now may be punished for prison infractions.
Truck Driver Awake 28 Hours Before Tracy Morgan's Crash, Investigation Shows
Federal officials cite driver's fatigue in probe of the 2014 crash that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan.
The Man Who Voted Against Banning Psychologists From National Security Interrogations
The lone dissenter in the recent vote by the American Psychological Association is a retired colonel with a controversial past.
Psychology Association Votes to Bar Members From Participating in Interrogations
APA votes nearly unanimously for resolution following damning reports the association colluded with CIA and Pentagon.
Hours After Netflix's Parental Leave Announcement, Microsoft Makes Its Own
Less than 24 hours after Netflix announced its enhanced paid leave policy for new mothers and fathers, Microsoft follows suit.
Netflix Offers Employees 'Unlimited' Leave to New Mothers and Fathers
The company's new policy exceeds the paid leave packages that most corporations offer.
July Drone Report: Casualties Spike in Afghanistan, Strikes Increase in Somalia
Operations halt in Pakistan as the Taliban moves into Afghanistan. Strikes in Yemen continue at steady pace but rev up in Somalia.
Using Windows 10? Microsoft Is Watching
Tucked away in Microsoft's terms and conditions is a substantial power grab.