FCC Chairman Defends “Net Neutrality” Regulations
Nullifying his former position that Internet providers should have the freedom to pursue new and innovative business models, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman...
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TPP Copyright Provisions Threaten Internet Freedom, U.S. Sovereignty
The secretive conferences where delegates are hammering out the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
WikiLeaks Sees Financial Spigot Re-Open, Wounds Itself on Satiric Hoax
The Internet-based whistleblower website WikiLeaks appears to have won some battles to recover its...
New High-Tech Body Scanners Coming, Courtesy of the CIA
Genia Photonics, a surrogate of the CIA, has announced its greatly enhanced surveillance capabilities...
City of San Francisco Bans Apple Computers
The City of San Francisco, outraged at Apple's decision to depart from environmental standards,...
Twitter Complies with 75% of Gov’t Requests for User Data
On July 2, social media service Twitter released its first ever “Transparency Report” revealing...
New 3D Google Maps Service Poses Privacy Concerns
Adding to its revolutionary navigation service, Google is planning to release a new version...
Facebook Co-Founder Saved Big Money Giving Up U.S. Citizenship
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars or...
The Surveillance State: Knowing Every Bit About You
Supposedly on Americans’ behalf, the U.S. government is employing new hardware, such as supercomputers,...
U.S. Military Seeking Implantable Microchips in Soldiers
The U.S. government is developing implantable sensor microchips for use in American troops, supposedly...
Big Brother Auto Insurance Plans Pose Privacy Concerns
Is saving 30 percent on your car insurance enough to justify granting Big Brother...
Obama Campaign Goes High-tech in 2012 Reelection Effort
To rival the campaigning efforts of Mitt Romney and other GOP presidential hopefuls, President...
More Police Agencies Using Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking in Surveillance
Law enforcement agencies around the nation are increasingly turning to tracking cell phones in...
Google’s New “Account Activity” Service Raises Privacy Concerns
A new service offered by Google is raising some eyebrows, as users now have...
U.S. Reps. Introduce Resolution to Bar UN Regulation of Internet
Citing a September letter from China, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan outlining their plan to...
NSA’s Spy Program “Stellar Wind” Exposed
The lead story in Wired magazine for April exposed the Stellar Wind program for...
NSA Building Largest Spy Center Ever
In the little town of Bluffdale, Utah, between the Wasatch Range and the Oquirrh...
New Spy Apparatus Lets People “Bug” Themselves
The good news is that in the near future governments, including our own, may...
Is America Vulnerable to an E-Attack?
Frequently, the most important news items are not those that make the front page,...
Obama Quiet as UN & Dictators Push to Control Internet
A new effort to hand control over the Internet to the United Nations is...