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The US Government Just Destroyed Our Privacy While Nobody Was Paying Attention
The US Government Just Destroyed Our Privacy While Nobody Was Paying Attention (ANTIMEDIA) — While the nation remained fixated on gun control and Facebook’s violative practices last week, the U.S. government quietly codified the CLOUD Act, its own intrusive policies on citizens’ data. While the massive, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill passed Friday received widespread media attention, […]
How Silicon Valley’s Dirty Tricks Helped Stall Broadband Privacy in California
How Silicon Valley’s Dirty Tricks Helped Stall Broadband Privacy in California Tech, including Facebook and Google, lent their support to a host of misleading scare tactics. Wolf here: After the US Congress repealed restrictions earlier this year, your broadband provider (ISPs such as Comcast, Verizon, or AT&T) can monetize your private data. ISPs know practically everything you […]
Top Canadian Court Permits Worldwide Internet Censorship
Top Canadian Court Permits Worldwide Internet Censorship A country has the right to prevent the world’s Internet users from accessing information, Canada’s highest court ruled on Wednesday. In a decision that has troubling implications for free expression online, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a company’s effort to force Google to de-list entire domains and […]
Ahead of Senate Vote, Edward Snowden Speaks Out to Stop CISA Surveillance Bill
Ahead of Senate Vote, Edward Snowden Speaks Out to Stop CISA Surveillance Bill @Snowden / Twitter As the U.S. Senate gears up for a vote on the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) on Tuesday, privacy advocates are galvanizing an 11th-hour push against the bill they say does nothing more than expand government spying powers. […]
The TPP: An Attack on the Internet
The TPP: An Attack on the Internet The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, initialed by the delegations of the 12 participating countries in early October, is one of the most talked-about mysteries of our time. The moment the treaty was announced, there was a tidal wave of commentary and criticism: most of it based on previous versions, […]
Eye in the Sky – 60 U.S. Police Departments Have Asked for Drone Certification
Eye in the Sky – 60 U.S. Police Departments Have Asked for Drone Certification Are drones coming to a police department near you? Possibly. Next thing you know, they’ll be pepper spraying you from 10,000 feet. From Yahoo News: Los Angeles (AFP) – Drones are increasingly making their mark in the arsenal of US police forces, operating in […]
Internet hacktivists hold global ‘hackathon’ in honor of Aaron Swartz’s birthday — RT News
Internet hacktivists hold global ‘hackathon’ in honor of Aaron Swartz’s birthday — RT News. Online hacktivists are holding a “hackathon” spanning two days to honor the would-have-been birthday of dead computer programmer and hacktivist Aaron Swartz. The hackathon will be a global phenomenon, spanning 11 cities including Berlin, Boston, New York, Buenos Aires and Oxford, […]
