tim-sampson

Tim Sampson


Tim Sampson is a reporter who focused on the technology, business, and politics beats. He's also an established comedy writer, with work on Comedy Central and in The Onion and ClickHole.

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U.K. copyright laws are about to get a lot less strict

British citizens with disabilities can soon reproduce copyrighted material without legal consquences.

On Jun 3, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Is the White House using sponsored Google searches to troll Russia?

Whitehouse.gov appears to have purchased keywords that lead to a sponsored link slamming Russia's president.

On Jun 2, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Apple employee files complaint after emailing Tim Cook over racism concerns

An Apple employee says he was barred from promotion after being told 'black employees don’t reach management in this market.'

On May 30, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Ask.fm unveils new feature to combat cyberbullying

The social network linked to multiple teen suicides takes steps to curb online harassment.

On May 29, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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How much of your history does Wikipedia track?

Wikipedia's data retention guidelines come with a loophole that allows them to keep data about you indefinitely.

On May 29, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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George W. Bush hacker Guccifer pleads guilty

Hacker likely faces jail time for illegally accessing private messages of Romanian politicians.

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Patent trolls dealt another major blow by the courts

Court prohibits copyright trolls from filing blanket requests for Internet users' identities. 

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Australian iPhones held for ransom by mystery hacker

Users awake to find devices locked and a demand for $100.

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Snowden attorneys are negotiating his return to the U.S.

With full amnesty off the table, Snowden's legal team seeks acceptable plea deal.

On May 26, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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This YouTuber might become the first man to walk on Mars

Max Fagin won't stop making YouTube videos about how much he wants to travel to the red planet.

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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China now screens networking hardware to weed out NSA tampering

China responds to allegations that NSA is tampering with networking exports.

On May 22, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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‘Patent trolls’ live to fight another day as reform bill dies in Senate

Special interest groups are being blamed for killing bill aimed at curbing abusive patent lawsuits.

On May 21, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Darkcoin aims to be the anonymous cryptocurrency Bitcoin isn’t

New digital currency's value increased seven-fold last month, but is it for real?

On May 21, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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DOJ to release secret drone strike memo this week

Memo to be released as author faces tough confirmation vote in the Senate. 

On May 21, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Germany to ice-out government contractors that work with the NSA

But will Germany break ties with one of their its contractors?

On May 20, 2014 by Tim Sampson