Michigan and Pennsylvania become first states to test universal Internet IDs
The long-delayed government effort to streamline Internet security is being met with skeptism, privacy concerns.
On May 6, 2014 by Tim Sampson
John Kerry: Internet access is a ‘fundamental’ human right
“The freedoms that we seek in the virtual square and public square are absolutely one and the same.”
On Apr 28, 2014 by Fran Berkman
The CEO of Russia’s Facebook resigns, bowing to Kremlin censorship campaign
“It has become increasingly complicated to stick to the principles we once founded our social site upon.”
On Apr 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Julian Assange addresses mass surveillance, persecuted journalists at SXSW
Currently living in exile in the Ecuadorian embessy in London, Julian Assange addressed SXSW via Skype.
On Mar 8, 2014 by Dell Cameron
Why you should be concerned about Russia’s Facebook
When it comes to our digital identities, instability is the rule rather than the exception.
On Feb 20, 2014 by L. Rhodes
The digital divide isn’t racial—it’s economic
But while more African Americans are gaining access to the Internet, their voices are still marginalized online.
On Jan 7, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
Privacy group will trade you $1,000 for spy agency execs’ fingerprints
People around the world have long been concerned that government spy agencies are collecting their personal data. Now, a privacy rights activist is looking to turn the tables and have top executives of government spook shops suddenly start looking over their shoulders.
On Dec 18, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Top NSA official offers Snowden hope of amnesty—with one major caveat
All he might need to do is turn over every top-secret file that has yet to be published.
On Dec 15, 2013 by Sarah Weber
What Apple’s transparency report doesn’t say about PRISM says plenty
Apple’s relatively low number of requests can be partially explained by the fact that the company simply doesn’t collect as much data on its customers as others, like Yahoo.
On Nov 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Discover which companies are tracking you online with Lightbeam
“This morning I checked four websites… By the time I’d finished my cup of coffee, I had actually interacted with over 120 different companies.”
On Oct 28, 2013 by Dell Cameron
Google’s latest project maps DDoS attacks in almost real time
The Digital Attack Map makes the mechanics of cyberwar easier to visualize.
On Oct 23, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
New York deserves better than Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable customers woke up Saturday morning feeling like Mom had just installed arbitrary parental controls. No one knew why.
On Oct 19, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman
Post-Snowden, the online privacy industry is booming
Privacy brokers are the big winners in the NSA scandal.
On Oct 3, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
PRISM companies beg Congress to pass laws letting them talk about PRISM
All of the companies issued carefully worded denials of willfully spying on customers except when required by law.
On Oct 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Is WikiLeaks bluffing, or did it really just post all its secrets to Facebook?
WikiLeaks released about 400 gigabytes’ worth of mysterious data in a series of encrypted torrent files. And no one can open it.
On Aug 17, 2013 by Aja Romano
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