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How to protest the FCC’s hybrid plan for Internet ‘fastlanes’

Fight For the Future is asking people to gather tonight at nearly two dozen government buildings. 

On Nov 6, 2014 by Eric Geller

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It’s time for America to bring elections into the 21st century

14 years have passed since Gore v. Bush showed the failures of voting tech. Why can't we get it right?

On Nov 6, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf

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Only white people care that Zambia’s new president is white

The only people who seem to care are people living in other countries.

On Oct 30, 2014 by Ned Donovan

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AT&T sued by FTC for throttling users with unlimited data

Guess what? AT&T is awful. Oh you weren't surprised?

On Oct 28, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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The U.S. government will remove people from the No Fly List for the first time

The Department of Homeland Security is responding to a court ruling criticizing its list.

On Oct 14, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Russia’s crackdown on free speech spreads to Google, Twitter, Facebook

The new rules could cost U.S. companies an extra $45 million per year.

On Sep 26, 2014 by Eric Geller

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By fighting for your privacy, Yahoo is fighting for its future

Yahoo cares about your privacy, but not for the reason you think.

On Sep 15, 2014 by Chris Osterndorf

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Watch the Navy’s newest stealth drone, the X-47B, in action

Watch the next-generation unmanned fighter launch.

On Aug 28, 2014 by Eric Geller

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The U.S. government is paying $1 million to investigate political memes

Would you pay $1 million to research memes? Well, you are.

On Aug 26, 2014 by Eric Geller

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FCC assembles task force to study widely available surveillance technology

Better late than never?

On Aug 12, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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U.S. Government lets you know it’s bombing Iraq over Twitter

Press conferences to announce airstrikes are so 2012.

On Aug 8, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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Russian government caught editing Wikipedia pages about flight MH17

Who was responsible for the deadliest attack in the Ukrainian war? Depends who you ask.

On Jul 19, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘Royals’ parody has a twist ending

In related news, Lorde has finally made it.

On Jul 16, 2014 by Miles Klee

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U.S. government mulls ban on using map apps while driving

Tech industry opposes proposed legislation, says government ill-equipped to regulate fast changing technology.

On Jun 17, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Secret Service is in the market for software that can detect sarcasm

Super awesome plan, definitely going to work.

On Jun 3, 2014 by Kate Knibbs