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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.

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John Kerry: Internet access is a ‘fundamental’ human right

"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

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Watch Gen. Keith Alexander crack NSA jokes on John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’

The new NSA logo is... a kitten?

On Apr 28, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Mt. Gox is being liquidated

The bigger you are, the harder you fall.

On Apr 24, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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The Internet is a ‘CIA project,’ says Vladimir Putin

Russian presidents say the darndest things.

On Apr 24, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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The NSA wants to help you understand Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

“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

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Aereo Supreme Court battle: What you need to know now

Who knew tiny antennas could cause such a big fuss?

On Apr 22, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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This bracket shows how the Washington Wizards could be NBA champs

If the 2014 NBA playoffs are anything like the regular season, we may crown an unlikely champion.

On Apr 19, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Pandora sued for streaming Beatles songs, other oldies

Pre-1972 recordings aren't protected by copyright, right?

On Apr 18, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Twitter’s #DataGrants project gives trove of data to 6 research projects

Twitter holds one of the most impressive sources of real-time data the world has ever seen, and these lucky researches get access. 

On Apr 18, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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LocalBitcoins exchange confirms security breach, stolen bitcoins

Are users to blame?

On Apr 17, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Senator asks Netflix for ammunition against Comcast-Time Warner merger

Are you listening, Reed Hastings?

On Apr 17, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Homeless GoPro: A first-person view of life on the street

Talk about a new perspective.

On Apr 17, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Instagram user finds her username has a new owner—who works at Instagram

Instagram giveth and Instagram taketh away.

On Apr 16, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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This is what a drone selfie looks like

Combine the most menacing and the most innocuous buzzword of the past 10 years. What do you get?

On Apr 16, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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Rob Lowe’s Reddit AMA is literally about one word

So, this is, like, literally a story about one word. Literally.

On Apr 10, 2014 by Fran Berkman