Joe Kloc
Joe Kloc is a former Daily Dot contributor who covered technology and policy. He's contributed to Newsweek and Mother Jones, discussed his reporting on air with WNYC, and written Weekly Reviews for Harper's Magazine.
A look at the market performance of the 9 companies implicated in an NSA spying operation.
On Jun 24, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Icelandic activist Herbert Snorrason managed WikiLeaks secure chat room in 2010.
"I appreciate what you are trying to do … however, it is not a very efficient way to do this," wrote a liaison officer in an email late last week.
"Thanks, Yelp!"
On Jun 21, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The House and Senate are considering a bill that would fix the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act used to charge activist Aaron Swartz.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Congress is considering cutting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding by $20 billion over 10 years. Here's one way to protest.
This man offered to ask the NSA to delete anyone's PRISM records. The only problem: The court that runs PRISM has no address.
On Jun 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The rate at which blocks of Bitcoin are being produced is speeding up, and it could have serious consequences for the digital currency.
Researchers believe the social networks of centuries ago are similar to modern ones, and sites like Facebook and Twitter are making such analysis possible.
Not so long ago, India’s state-run telegraph service was at the peak of its popularity.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Before PRISM, there was SHAMROCK.
For a documentary called Life on Bitcoin, the Craigs will hand over their credit cards after their honeymoon in favor of virtual currency.
In Africa, the market for cellphones is growing about 20 percent per year. Nowhere is this clearer than in Kenya.
On Jun 14, 2013 by Joe Kloc
As protests in Turkey continue into their third week, occupiers are being given a brief reprieve by two musicians who showed up in Taksim Square with a piano.
On Jun 13, 2013 by Joe Kloc
This is what we knew about wiretaps and Internet surveillance before Edward Snowden.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
