Anonymous threatens attack on 2014 FIFA World Cup
Protests on the ground are bleeding onto the Internet.
On Jun 2, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
Americans oppose Edward Snowden, NBC News poll shows
Many Americans oppose Edward Snowden’s actions—but more simply have no opinion at all.
On Jun 2, 2014 by Lewis Parker
Startup quietly pulls sexist ads after people notice they’re sexist
The ad campaign that shouldn’t have and barely happened.
On May 30, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
Google launches ‘right to be forgotten’ form in E.U.
Get ready to send Google a photo of your driver’s license.
On May 30, 2014 by Ned Donovan
Apple employee files complaint after emailing Tim Cook over racism concerns
An Apple employee says he was barred from promotion after being told ‘black employees don’t reach management in this market.’
On May 30, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Ask.fm unveils new feature to combat cyberbullying
The social network linked to multiple teen suicides takes steps to curb online harassment.
On May 29, 2014 by Tim Sampson
How Iran spied on us with fake social media accounts and a bogus news site
Hmm… this whole fake news site thing sounds a little familiar.
On May 29, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
How much of your history does Wikipedia track?
Wikipedia’s data retention guidelines come with a loophole that allows them to keep data about you indefinitely.
Filming police is still not a crime, court rules
This is why we have the Constitution.
Can you spot the typo on the New York Times’ front page?
This is the kind of mistake that keeps an editor up at night.
On May 29, 2014 by Cooper Fleishman
CNN now reporting blatantly untrue killer asteroid stories
Who needs news when you can just make stuff up?
On May 29, 2014 by Miles Klee
#SkinFor1D: 4chan hoax asks teens to strip for One Direction
4chan is convincing teens to strip down to support One Direction.
On May 28, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
PR stunt for new ‘Watch Dogs’ game ends with bomb squad called in
Too real, Ubisoft. Too real.
On May 28, 2014 by Jack Flanagan
George W. Bush hacker Guccifer pleads guilty
Hacker likely faces jail time for illegally accessing private messages of Romanian politicians.
On May 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Patent trolls dealt another major blow by the courts
Court prohibits copyright trolls from filing blanket requests for Internet users’ identities.
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