A new, “brutally researched” book on whistleblowers describes their importance and the price they often pay.
Read more...Facial recognition cameras are bringing the datafication of the internet to the real world, threatening our right to privacy and public space.
Read more...A review of Edward Snowden’s new book.
Read more...Some simple suggestions for how to keep tech from running your life.
Read more...Businesses race to comply with California’s new data privacy law by 1st January; meanwhile, efforts continue to weaken its protections.
Read more...The players change, but the game remains the same: telephone companies agree to empty agreement intended to combat robocalls.
Read more...Why neither the government nor the press have covered themselves in glory in ‘splaining the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
Read more...A row Down Under as a prominent and well placed MP says some not-nice things about China.
Read more...How our economic and political order fuels busy-ness, harming both individual and community well-being.
Read more...McKinsey is in hot water again.
Read more...The US will now require applicants for visas to share social media details, thus formalizing an existing policy of government monitoring of such traffic.
Read more...The US has added new charges againat Julian Assange that represent a threat to journalists.
Read more...Reader Petter S sent along a recent article The Myth of Convenience, by L.M. Sacasas, Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Technology. The piece covers a lot of ground in a relatively short space, so I encourage you to read it in full, along with his earlier post, Privacy Is Not […]
Read more...Five states have enacted draconian laws after protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline generated national attention and inspired a wave of civil disobedience.
Read more...The UK looks likely to welcome to pass the Assange hot potato to Sweden….which could turn out to be a lucky break.
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