Did the stock market punish tech companies for PRISM?
A look at the market performance of the 9 companies implicated in an NSA spying operation.
On Jun 24, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Are huge Web companies buying their way out of net neutrality?
No company’s Internet traffic is supposed to get priority over another’s—but enough money can change that.
On Jun 21, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
France threatens to fine Google over privacy policy
The company has 3 months to get more transparent about what user data it collects, and how long it’s stored.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Google to Facebook: FISA requests should be published separately
The major tech companies involved in PRISM have differed drastically in how they have released government requests for customer data.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Google launches new technology to scrub the Web of child porn
Google’s greatest weapon in the war on child porn is a database of it.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Guess how many of your Facebook friends government spies looked into
A hint: In the past six months, there’s a 0.002 percent chance Facebook handed over your data to the government.
On Jun 15, 2013 by Kris Holt
Facebook, Microsoft join Google’s call for PRISM transparency
Three major companies want to be allowed to disclose how many requests for data they get from the NSA and FBI.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Google wants you to know how often the NSA asks for your data
Google published a letter asking the attorney general and head of the FBI to reveal how many secret court orders Google receives.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Pakistan may block Google over “blasphemous” YouTube videos
Pakistan officials are considering an all-encompassing ban of Google if it does not remove material the Middle Eastern country deems entirely inappropriate from its search results.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Thanks to PRISM, U.S. companies may need local servers in India
Indian tech companies say their government should do everything it can to protect citizens from the snooping eyes of U.S. intelligence officers.
On Jun 10, 2013 by Kevin Morris
How to get by on the Internet without PRISM companies
A guide to ditching the 9 companies named as part of a broad government surveillance scheme.
On Jun 7, 2013 by Kris Holt
Are movie studios trying to bring down Mega?
Two of the largest movie studios in the country, NBC Universal and Warner Bros., have set their sights on file-hosting website Mega.
On May 28, 2013 by Cody Permenter
Gay couples get married over Google Hangouts
Weeks before France began allowing marriages of gay couples, several got married without even having to leave the country.
On May 27, 2013 by Kris Holt
Google’s weird relationship with the word “gayest”
“Those who actually intend the word to be pejorative have their bigotry validated when their politically incorrect search yields the results they originally set out for.”
On May 24, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
The RIAA is tired of sending Google so many takedown notices
The RIAA wants certain repeat copyright offenders blacklisted, so it no longer has to send to notice to have Google block their sites.
On May 23, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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