6 key takeaways from Edward Snowden’s Q&A
Edward Snowden wanted you to know the government can track your words. Finally, he let the Internet ask for his.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Here’s the first GIF to go to space
And it’s a head-scratcher.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
A brief history of NSA surveillance, from 9/11 to PRISM
This is what we knew about wiretaps and Internet surveillance before Edward Snowden.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Why Facebook’s new Swedish data center raises major privacy red flags
Sweden has a PRISM-like system for warrantless monitoring of communications that pass through its borders.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
How Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning really stack up
Supporters and detractors alike have compared Snowden to Manning, but how much do the two whistleblowers and their situations really have in common?
On Jun 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
A Mexican-American boy sang the National Anthem, and racist NBA fans can’t handle it
The kid was dynamic. The performance was brilliant. The problem was that people on Twitter couldn’t focus on anything except his heritage.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
The epic online battle against NSA spying has begun
86 companies and civil liberties groups have joined a coalition to roll back the NSA’s broad surveillance programs.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Joe Kloc
U.S. shared PRISM data with Dutch intelligence agency
Dutch intelligence agencies have received info from the U.S. National Security Agency’s broad online surveillance program.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Can whistleblower Edward Snowden gain asylum in Iceland?
Snowden has allies in Iceland, but he’ll face many challenges trying to get official protection there.
On Jun 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier
What is PalTalk, and why is the NSA spying on it?
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple. Eight of these brands are (in)famous. One is not.
On Jun 10, 2013 by Miles Klee
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden exposed PRISM in the name of Internet freedom
The most important whistleblower since Bradley Manning, currently in Hong Kong, says he “doesn’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things.”
On Jun 9, 2013 by Cooper Fleishman
This could be how PRISM actually works
The NSA doesn’t need a secret back door to Google’s servers to get the information it wants.
On Jun 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Does the NSA’s PRISM spying program violate EU law?
President Obama claims PRISM isn’t targeting American citizens. That doesn’t do much to reassure European governments.
Reddit’s atheists revolt as r/Atheism cracks down on image macros
One of Reddit’s largest communities, r/Atheism, issued a new moderation policy that angered thousands of meme-addicted users.
On Jun 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Watch the karaoke video that’s so bad Tajikistan banned YouTube
The video sharing site was blocked for a week after President Emomali Rahmon’s bad singing went viral.
On Jun 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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