FISA court to declassify more documents on NSA’s phone snooping program
The U.S. surveillance court aims to reveal more of itself.
On Sep 16, 2013 by Miles Klee
The FBI’s 20 favorite articles about Barrett Brown
The U.S. government has great taste in journalism. Here are the 20 articles it selected as evidence against Barrett Brown.
On Sep 7, 2013 by Dell Cameron
Internet junkies can finally head to rehab
Japan is introducing Internet “fasting” camps to help kids’ break their dependency.
On Aug 27, 2013 by Miles Klee
New viral Facebook lie involves police and your iPhone’s camera
A misleading headline from an dubious website has readers in a fit of pique.
On Aug 22, 2013 by Miles Klee
Vietnamese blogger’s site becomes weaponized after his arrest
Trong Duy Nhat is only the most recent citizen arrested for criticizing his government online.
On May 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Law enforcement agencies are starting to freak out over 3-D-printed guns
The technology could enable weapons to slip through metal detectors undetected, a leaked memo warns.
On May 24, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Silence is golden—it makes a better Internet
The new privacy app by Silent Circle is a model of discretion, in some very important ways.
On Feb 8, 2013 by [email protected]
Google report reveals how U.S. government obtains users’ data
Google’s latest transparency report breaks down government information requests by method, showing how many subpoenas and search warrants have been filed to get access to Google users’ information.
On Jan 23, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
How I stopped hating and learned to love We the People
We the People is an interesting, and powerful, tool for the people and the government. It just doesn’t do what you think it does.
On Jan 17, 2013 by [email protected]
Rumors of Internet clampdown in Beijing ahead of power shift
It’s an interesting coincidence that major Chinese websites are going dark the day of a major political transition.
On Nov 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Why the U.S. Embassy has an account on a Vietnamese pirate hub
U.S. officials are trying to connect with Vietnamese Internet users on Zing, a popular social network that’s like a hybrid of Facebook and The Pirate Bay.
On Oct 31, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Turkish YouTube grants government more control
The Turkish government hopes a Turkish YouTube will make video takedowns easier.
On Oct 2, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
3 bloggers imprisoned for criticizing Vietnamese government
Three members of a blogging group called the “Free Journalists Club” were sentenced to between 4 and 12 years in prison for challenging Vietnam’s record on human rights.
On Sep 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Prominent anti-corruption blogger goes missing
The Mexican blogger may have been a target of drug cartels or corrupt governmental agents.
On Sep 18, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
Drug war videos criticized
The YouTube videos that the Mexican government produced to smooth over public perception of the drug wars are fallling flat.
On Oct 10, 2011 by Dave Copeland
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