Last month, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald and other privacy activists launched a new campaign to establish global privacy standards. The … Everybody is a SuspectRead more
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U.S. Facial Recognition Code of Conduct
Technology industry lobbyists have so thoroughly hijacked the Commerce Department process for developing a voluntary code of conduct for the use of facial recognition technology … U.S. Facial Recognition Code of ConductRead more
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You’ll never find out what they did
The Senate is expected to vote on a controversial measure to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, tomorrow. The legislation would rewrite the … You’ll never find out what they didRead more
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Two Years After Snowden Revelations
In a recent interview with Occupy.com, journalist Glenn Greenwald said a lot has changed in the two years since he exposed secret NSA surveillance programs … Two Years After Snowden RevelationsRead more
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New Chromium Browser Installs Eavesdropping Tool on Your PC
The worried users describe the Chrome Hotword Shared Module as an audio-snooping “black box”, with only the corporation that provided it fully aware of what … New Chromium Browser Installs Eavesdropping Tool on Your PCRead more
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Edward Snowden receives freedom of speech prize
The Bjornson Prize for freedom of speech has been awarded to Edward Snowden “for his work on the important issue of the right of privacy.” … Edward Snowden receives freedom of speech prizeRead more
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The Computers are Listening
How the NSA Converts Spoken Words Into Searchable Text Most people realize that emails and other digital communications they once considered private can now become … The Computers are ListeningRead more