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Kevin Collier


A former senior politics reporter for the Daily Dot, Kevin Collier focuses on privacy, cybersecurity, and issues of importance to the open internet. Since leaving the Daily Dot in March 2016, he has served as a reporter for Vocativ and a cybersecurity correspondent for BuzzFeed.

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The U.N. is not taking over the Internet

Rumors that a small U.N. agency called the International Telecommunications Union could be given the power to regulate the Internet and invade users' privacy aren't all they're cracked up to be.

On Jun 11, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech
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Rep. Darrell Issa proposes a Bill of Rights for the Internet

Rep. Darrell Issa's Digital Citizen's Bill of Rights proposes ten rights designed to protect Internet users. Before he brings it to the House floor, he's opening it up for public comment.

On Jun 11, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech
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Facebook will use your data to sell ads on other sites

Facebook's user vote showed overwhelming opposition. They're doing it anyway.

On Jun 11, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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British court orders Facebook to reveal trolls

Nicola Brookes, a 45-year-old mother, was harrassed and called a pedophile after supporting a contestant on The X Factor.  

On Jun 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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World prepares for largest pro-Internet protest in history

From Berlin, to Boston, to Sendai, Japan, thousands will gather to protest ACTA on June 9.

On Jun 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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New Kennedy photo, moments before assassination, emerges

The striking photo is rapidly spreading on Facebook.

On Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Trending
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U.S. to Vietnam: Please don’t censor the Internet

In a letter obtained by the Daily Dot, the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam ironically echoed the same kind of criticisms activists have made against American Internet legislation,

On Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech
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Man forced to plead guilty after posting “I think I get away with it” to Facebook

Michael Ruse was sentenced to 46 weeks in prison for  assaulting a 45-year-old man in Hampshire, England. 

On Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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Tweet from Starbucks draws ire from Irish

Corporate account commits a major faux pas on Twitter by calling the Irish British.

On Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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Romney campaign uses Clinton parody account to blast Obama on Twitter

The account was created Monday and apparently designed to counter Bill Clinton’s current campaigning for President Barack Obama. Too bad it's not funny. 

On Jun 6, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech
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7 best answers from David Copperfield, Mathew Lillard, and more

The best answers from the last week's Reddit interviews are just a click away.

On Jun 5, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture
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Did “Hey Arnold!” coin Drake’s motto, YOLO?

A still from the '90s Nickelodeon cartoon has some Facebook users questioning Drake's cred. 

On Jun 5, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Streaming
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Kuwaiti man gets a decade in jail for tweeted blasphemy

The 22-year-old man maintains innocence and plans to appeal his sentence.

On Jun 5, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL
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Official opposition to ACTA is growing

Four E.U. committees have voted to reject ACTA in five days.

On Jun 4, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech
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White House responds to the 50,000 against ACTA: No

Signatories aren't happy. 

On Jun 4, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture