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Secrecy behind police license plate scanners upheld by California judge

According to the ACLU, the scanners collect up to 3 million records each week. 

On Sep 20, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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The FBI is destroying all of its paper records

The FBI just completed a massive digitization effort. Call it "Operation Paperless."

On Aug 22, 2014 by Eric Geller

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This map lets you watch DDoS attacks in real time

So much DDoS!

On Aug 5, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Colombian student faces almost a decade in jail for sharing a research paper online

Aaron Swartz all over again?

On Jul 24, 2014 by Rob Price

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Meet CISA, the Internet’s new enemy in Washington

Get your pitchforks ready.

On Jul 3, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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EFF sues U.S. government over cybersecurity disclosures

Your move, NSA.

On Jul 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The 10 Internet activism mailing lists every Web user should be on

Yes, people still use email.

On Jun 30, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Where does your representative in Congress stand on NSA spying?

It’s report card time for members of Congress. 

On Jun 28, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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NSA collection of American’s phone records reauthorized with Obama support

Surprise, surprise...

On Jun 20, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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CloudFlare, Project Galileo aim to protect online free speech against DDoS attacks

Protecting free speech on the back end.

On Jun 12, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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YouTube’s free speech problem

YouTube users are finding that the site's policies are ripe for misuse.

On Jun 8, 2014 by Rob Price

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Snowden talks mass surveillance at Personal Democracy Forum 2014

“Security is not the only value that Americans treasure."

On Jun 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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One year after Snowden leaks, privacy campaign seeks to ‘Reset the Net’

“They depend on our mistakes—mistakes we can fix.”

On Jun 5, 2014 by Lewis Parker

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How an FBI informant orchestrated the Stratfor hack

Previously unseen chat logs reveal that Hector “Sabu” Monsegur—not Jeremy Hammond—instigated the infamous cyberattack. 

On Jun 5, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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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