Global Telecom Governance Debated at European Parliament Workshop
Rebecca Bowe EFF In recent weeks, the corner of the blogosphere that concerns itself with Internet-related policy has come alive with posts, comments and op-eds…
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Data Mining: Big Corporations Are Gathering and Selling Every Shred Of Information About You That They Can
Michael Snyder, Contributor Activist Post When most people think of “Big Brother”, they think of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the Department of Homeland…
Biometric National IDs and Passports: A False Sense of Security
Katitza Rodriguez EFF People tend to think that digital copies of our biological features, stored in a government-run database, are problems of a dystopian future….
Even bigger Big Brother: Facebook purchases Israeli facial recognition company Face.com
Madison Ruppert, Contributor Activist Post Perhaps it’s no surprise that Facebook has purchased the facial recognition startup Face.com, since Facebook has come under fire from…
Porn Troll Wants Wi-Fi Providers to Pay for Others’ Illegal Downloads
EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged a federal judge today to reject a porn troll’s ploy to make a Wi-Fi provider responsible for the…
Japan Proposes Next Phase of Centralized Surveillance
Brandon Turbeville Activist Post Although moving slower in some areas than others, there is little doubt that the plan to number, track, and trace every…
Want More Internet Privacy? How to Turn on ‘Do Not Track’ in Your Browser
image source Eva Galperin EFF In recent years, online tracking companies have begun to monitor our clicks, searches and reading habits as we move around…
‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Oppose Planned Government Big Brother Internet Surveillance: British Home Secretary
Big Brother David Cameron Brit Dee, Contributor Activist Post The British home secretary Theresa May has described those opposed to the introduction of hugely intrusive…
Bipartisan Effort to Pass Internet Bill of Rights
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FOIA Documents Show TOR Undernet Beyond the Reach of the Federal Investigators
FOIA Request: silk road anonymous marketplace (DOJ) Michael Morisy Activist Post Recently released documents detail the federal government’s inability to pursue cybercriminals shrouded by the…
British Think-Tank Warns Smart Meters Susceptible to Terrorist Attacks
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), a think-tank for Internet policy in Britain that facilitates “understanding and dialogue between…
10 Failed Attempts by the Government to Control the Internet
Christine Kane, Contributor Activist Post The topic that was dangling at the forefront of most American’s minds at the end of 2011, and even seeping…
Anti-surveillance App Developer Targeted at Border by Department of Homeland Security
Cryptocat developer, Nadim Kobeissi image source Brandon Turbeville Activist Post In yet another example of the ever growing reach of the American Homeland Security state,…
RFID Chip Unleashed on Students
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