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Canadians Surveyed on Digital Privacy and Police Powers
On November 20th, 2016 with 8 comments
driven writes:A CBC investigative series is reporting:Most Canadians feel...
I Am Capital
On November 20th, 2016 with 27 comments
GNUbie writes: Hannes Grassegger contemplates the themes of Big Data and the...
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Delay Enhanced Government Hacking Powers
On November 20th, 2016 with 6 comments
Phoenix666 writes:From an article in PC World:U.S. lawmakers introduced...
Internet Association Releases Policy Roadmap
On November 20th, 2016 with 14 comments
mrpg writes: The Internet Association, a group of internet-related companies...
Peter Thiel in a Trump Administration a Threat to Free Speech.
On November 20th, 2016 with 95 comments
aristarchus writes:The fallout of the American Presidential election of 2016...
UK to Censor Online Videos of 'Non-Conventional' Sex Acts
On November 26th, 2016 with 72 comments
n1 writes:Web users in the UK will be banned from accessing websites...
UK Police Worried They Lack Powers to Probe Phone Involvement in Crashes
On November 26th, 2016 with 23 comments
Phoenix666 writes:Police officers are worried they lack the right powers and...
Reddit CEO Admits Editing Users' Messages
On November 26th, 2016 with 87 comments
francois.barbier writes:According to /u/Spez, Reddit CEO, the reports of...
Silicon Valley "Brain Trust" to aid Trump.
On November 28th, 2016 with 56 comments
aristarchus writes:In SoylentNews' continuing coverage of the aftershocks of...
IRS Casts Unusually Wide Net for Bitcoin User Data
On November 30th, 2016 with 17 comments
Snow writes: American Banker reports on a potential privacy threat to users of...
Internet Archive to Duplicate Data in Canada in Response to Trump's Election
On November 30th, 2016 with 176 comments
takyon writes:The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in...
The US Surveillance State is Poised to Become Even More Powerful
On December 1st, 2016 with 28 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:The US surveillance state is poised to grow more...
Senate Takes Aim at 'Bots' that Snap Up Concert Tickets
On December 3rd, 2016 with 24 comments
Phoenix666 writes: The Senate is cracking down on computer software used by...
FBI and NSA Poised to Gain New Surveillance Powers
On December 4th, 2016 with 34 comments
Phoenix666 writes:The FBI, National Security Agency and CIA are likely to gain...
Inside Russia’s Creepy, Innovative Internet
On December 5th, 2016 with 15 comments
Phoenix666 writes: Russia is one of only a handful of countries to have...
"Smart" Dolls are Potential Privacy Nightmares
On December 9th, 2016 with 31 comments
charon writes:The "My Friend Cayla" doll uses voice recognition to hear what a...
Lost and Found: Japan Tags Dementia Sufferers With Barcodes
On December 10th, 2016 with 28 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep...
Guess Battistelli's Plan to Fix the Euro Patent Office? Yep, Give Himself More Power
On December 11th, 2016 with 3 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:The president of the...
Zuckerberg's Political Ambitions?
On December 11th, 2016 with 13 comments
aristarchus writes:Business Insider features a column that tries to connect...
Reflecting on the Right to be Forgotten
On December 12th, 2016 with 45 comments
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story concerning Google's...
Singapore’s ‘City Brain’ Project is Groundbreaking -- But What About Privacy?
On December 13th, 2016 with 5 comments
Phoenix666 writes:You've read about cities installing smart parking meters and...
Transition Adviser Peter Thiel Could Directly Profit From Mass Deportations
On December 13th, 2016 with 105 comments
aristarchus writes: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion, but Trump's...
"Pimping" Charges Against Backpage Executives Dismissed
On December 14th, 2016 with 13 comments
takyon writes:Executives for the online classified advertising website...
Google Publishes Eight (Redacted) National Security Letters
On December 14th, 2016 with 12 comments
takyon writes:Google has published some of the National Security Letters...
Google and Others Face EU Curbs on How They Track Users to Drive Adverts
On December 15th, 2016 with 15 comments
quietus brings a report regarding the EU's proposed changes to legislation to...
Filmmakers and Photojournalists Call on Camera Companies to Implement Encryption
On December 16th, 2016 with 58 comments
takyon writes:The Freedom of the Press Foundation has called on professional...
You Can No Longer be Sued for Leaving Negative Reviews Online
On December 17th, 2016 with 19 comments
Fnord666 writes: nj.com, thenextweb.com, and others have articles about the...
KickassTorrents Resurrected the Day After MPAA Boss Takes Credit for Taking the Site Down
On December 17th, 2016 with 20 comments
takyon writes:The head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA),...
Twitter Cuts Off Spies' Access to Search Tool... Again?
On December 17th, 2016 with 5 comments
takyon writes: Twitter blocks government 'spy centers' from accessing user...
Prenda Law "Copyright Trolls" Finally Getting Their Comeuppance
On December 17th, 2016 with 20 comments
mendax writes:The surviving Prenda Law copyright trolls, Paul Hansmeier and...
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