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AT&T, Verizon earn failing grades on latest EFF privacy scorecard

Many of the services you use every day failed badly.

On Jun 17, 2015 by William Turton

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New bill would stop the FBI from launching spy planes without a warrant

Privacy advocates have praised the bill as a win for civil liberties.

On Jun 17, 2015 by Eric Geller

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U.K. police want more hacking powers to stay ahead of criminals

This won't go over well with privacy groups.

On Jun 12, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Deleting your browser history could land you 20 years in prison

The absence of evidence isn't proof of a crime.

On Jun 10, 2015 by S.E. Smith

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The fight over encryption heats up as more tech groups put pressure on Obama

The new crypto wars are just getting started.

On Jun 9, 2015 by Eric Geller

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U.S. tech companies expected to lose more than $35 billion due to NSA spying

A new report finds that NSA spying is the ultimate tech-business buzzkill.

On Jun 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The British Library crowdsourced a Magna Carta for Internet rights

Magna Carta 2.0 is long overdue.

On Jun 8, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Cybersecurity 101: The 2 best free courses for understanding online threats

You'll be convincing your friends you're an expert in a flash.

On Jun 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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It’s time to pardon Edward Snowden

How can we continue to treat Snowden as if he were a traitor?

On Jun 4, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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DEA spying is increasing as Americans want the drug war to end

Think the war on drugs is over? Think again.

On Jun 3, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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President Obama signs USA Freedom Act, a major NSA-reform bill, into law

This marks the first major surveillance reform in 40 years.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Senate passes NSA-reform bill to revive expired spying powers

President Obama has said he will sign the bill into law.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The FBI has a secret fleet of spy planes flying over the U.S.

Look, up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No—it's the feds.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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Here’s why Bernie Sanders is voting against the USA Freedom Act

He believes there's a better way to reform spying programs without violating people's privacy.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

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‘NSA employees’ tell Seth Meyers how the Patriot Act expiration is affecting them

These government agents are sick of listening to your phone calls.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw