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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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Does WikiLeaks have the Snowden files?

Wikileaks promises to release information about U.S. spying that could spark violence.

On May 20, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Air Force general: We’re ‘busting our butts’ to launch SpaceX rockets

Private space company accuses Air Force of playing favorites when it comes to giving out contracts.

On May 15, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Comcast exec to customers: Your uncapped-data days are numbered

Internet users could be charged more for using over 300GB of data a month.

On May 15, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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U.K. government begins declassifying 1.2 million secret documents

Officials invite reporters into secret facility where four centuries' worth of secret documents have been hidden.

On May 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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5 key takeaways from Glenn Greenwald’s new book about the NSA

The Snowden saga is far from over.

On May 14, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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European court says Internet users have a ‘right to be forgotten’ by Google

A court orders the search engine to remove links to unflattering personal information from the past.

On May 13, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Woman hit with wiretapping charges after secretly recording her arrest

Drinking and standing up for your constitutional rights don't mix.

On May 12, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Google holds first ever in-person sales event for Glass… at a PGA event

Selling to wealthy golfers not likely to help Glass's image problem.

On May 11, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Glenn Greenwald to release NSA document dump along with new book

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist still not releasing all of Snowden's leaked documents.

On May 9, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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50 venture capitalists firms take stand against FCC net neutrality plans

Silicon Valley investors bet big against the FCC's net neutrality plan.

On May 8, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Digital campaign puts human faces on Iran’s political prisoners

Unlock Iran puts faces to the names of more than 800 political prisoners.

On May 8, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Sen. Franken: Net neutrality is the ‘free speech issue of our time’

Franken joins #NoSlowLane campaign to fight for preservation of net neutrality.

On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Russia launches ‘Swearbot’ to scour the Web for obscenities

Government steps up enforcement of obscenity laws with new technology.

On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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How FDA e-cigarette ruling could actually be good news for Big Tobacco

R.I.P. blossoming e-cigarette startups.

On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Michigan and Pennsylvania become first states to test universal Internet IDs

The long-delayed government effort to streamline Internet security is being met with skeptism, privacy concerns.

On May 6, 2014 by Tim Sampson