Fran Berkman
Fran Berkman is a technology reporter whose work for the Daily Dot focused on cryptocurrencies and internet freedom. In April 2017, he joined BuzzFeed as the deputy director of news curation.
"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 new NSA logo is... a kitten?
The bigger you are, the harder you fall.
On Apr 24, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Russian presidents say the darndest things.
“The intent of this paper is to help build a common understanding that can serve as a foundation for future discussions about the existing civil liberties and privacy protections."
On Apr 23, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Who knew tiny antennas could cause such a big fuss?
On Apr 22, 2014 by Fran Berkman
If the 2014 NBA playoffs are anything like the regular season, we may crown an unlikely champion.
On Apr 19, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Pre-1972 recordings aren't protected by copyright, right?
On Apr 18, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Twitter holds one of the most impressive sources of real-time data the world has ever seen, and these lucky researches get access.
Are users to blame?
On Apr 17, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Are you listening, Reed Hastings?
Talk about a new perspective.
Instagram giveth and Instagram taketh away.
On Apr 16, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Combine the most menacing and the most innocuous buzzword of the past 10 years. What do you get?
So, this is, like, literally a story about one word. Literally.
On Apr 10, 2014 by Fran Berkman