It’s time for America to bring elections into the 21st century
14 years have passed since Gore v. Bush showed the failures of voting tech. Why can’t we get it right?
On Nov 6, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf
Only white people care that Zambia’s new president is white
The only people who seem to care are people living in other countries.
On Oct 30, 2014 by Ned Donovan
AT&T sued by FTC for throttling users with unlimited data
Guess what? AT&T is awful. Oh you weren’t surprised?
On Oct 28, 2014 by Micah Singleton
The U.S. government will remove people from the No Fly List for the first time
The Department of Homeland Security is responding to a court ruling criticizing its list.
On Oct 14, 2014 by Dell Cameron
Russia’s crackdown on free speech spreads to Google, Twitter, Facebook
The new rules could cost U.S. companies an extra $45 million per year.
On Sep 26, 2014 by Eric Geller
By fighting for your privacy, Yahoo is fighting for its future
Yahoo cares about your privacy, but not for the reason you think.
On Sep 15, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf
Watch the Navy’s newest stealth drone, the X-47B, in action
Watch the next-generation unmanned fighter launch.
On Aug 28, 2014 by Eric Geller
The U.S. government is paying $1 million to investigate political memes
Would you pay $1 million to research memes? Well, you are.
On Aug 26, 2014 by Eric Geller
FCC assembles task force to study widely available surveillance technology
Better late than never?
On Aug 12, 2014 by Micah Singleton
U.S. Government lets you know it’s bombing Iraq over Twitter
Press conferences to announce airstrikes are so 2012.
On Aug 8, 2014 by Micah Singleton
Russian government caught editing Wikipedia pages about flight MH17
Who was responsible for the deadliest attack in the Ukrainian war? Depends who you ask.
On Jul 19, 2014 by Miles Klee
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘Royals’ parody has a twist ending
In related news, Lorde has finally made it.
On Jul 16, 2014 by Miles Klee
U.S. government mulls ban on using map apps while driving
Tech industry opposes proposed legislation, says government ill-equipped to regulate fast changing technology.
On Jun 17, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Secret Service is in the market for software that can detect sarcasm
Super awesome plan, definitely going to work.
On Jun 3, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
The real reason the U.S. is indicting Chinese hackers
Stealing secrets from U.S. companies isn’t an act of strength or even clever sleuthing: it’s an act of fear.
On May 22, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter
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