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The U.K. is about to force tech companies to decrypt protected user data

That's the the software equivalent of the master keys that apartment supervisors use.

On May 28, 2015 by Eric Geller

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What happens if parts of the Patriot Act really expire?

The NSA will reluctantly stop tracking your phone calls. But the FBI's not going down without a fight.

On May 27, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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What Men’s Rights activists don’t understand about ‘fake rape’

The poster campaign against Emma Sulkowicz is derailing a very necessary conversation about consent.

On May 27, 2015 by [email protected]

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FBI bungles case against Las Vegas bookie

The government can't break your Internet just get inside your house.

On May 27, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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The military tech President Obama didn’t ban is also the most dangerous

The police's war on civilians is still taking place behind the scenes.

On May 20, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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How 1990s encryption backdoors put today’s Internet in jeopardy

New research shows how mandatory weak encryption is still wreaking havoc on Internet security.

On May 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Apple, Facebook join major coalition asking Obama to save encryption from the FBI

This is bigger than just Silicon Valley.

On May 19, 2015 by Eric Geller

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House passes USA Freedom Act to strip NSA of controversial spying powers

Whether the bill can pass the Senate, though, is far from clear.

On May 13, 2015 by Eric Geller

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New bill would dramatically improve the transparency of America’s spy budget

The overall number is already public, but these lawmakers say that's not enough.

On May 13, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Autism diagnosis used in criminal defense of alleged Dark Net child-porn host

The FBI has described Eric Marques as 'the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet.'

On May 11, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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NSA chief urges Congress to pass ‘cyber-sharing’ legislation

The nation's top spy wants Internet companies to start sharing data with the government.

On May 11, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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The man who wants to outlaw encryption

FBI Director James Comey has transformed from a privacy hero to a warrior against privacy's greatest tool.

On May 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Why a ‘combative’ five-year-old was shackled and cuffed by New York police officers

Cops still don't know how to handle mental illness.

On May 7, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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House lawmakers debut new bill to dramatically reform the NSA

Can the End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act do just that?

On May 5, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Meet Ted Lieu, the new privacy pit bull in Congress

Lieu had been in Congress all of 4 months before telling the director of the FBI to 'just follow the damn Constitution.'

On May 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier