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Five strategies for reclaiming our personal privacy online
When Tim Wu published his influential book Master Switch in 2010, he powerfully argued that all communications markets began with a period of creative …
Ancillary Copyright 2.0: The European Commission is preparing a frontal attack on the hyperlink
The European Commission is preparing a frontal attack on the hyperlink, the basic building block of the Internet as we know it. This is …
BuzzFeed and Vox may ditch SXSW over gamergate drama
Two media organizations are threatening to withdraw from the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, next year after organizers canceled two controversial panels …
Yes, Facebook is stalking you
Facebook is following you around the Web. You knew that, right? How else would Facebook know to serve that panda video straight into your …
India exempts social media from encryption policy
The Indian government has exempted social media applications from a new encryption policy after public uproar over the proposed measures. The new law would …
CISA likely coming back to Senate, amid doubts about effectiveness
Supporters of a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill will push for the U.S. Senate to pass it this fall, even as some security experts question …
How the internet descended on the man who killed Cecil the lion
Social-media users have gone into overdrive in an attempt to shame the man who has admitted to killing Cecil the lion. There was a …
Hacked Traffic Sign Displays Message: ‘Ebola Outbreak Ahead’
Commuters on Langford Parkway in Gwinnett County got an “interesting” surprise early Wednesday morning as they passed through a construction zone. First, there was …
Starbucks still grappling with fraud in online accounts, gift cards
Starbucks is still grappling with fraud involving its customers’ online accounts and gift cards, with some victims seeing hundreds of dollars stolen. Gift-card related …
White House Pushes to Keep Power to Shut Down Cellphone Networks
In 2005, amid reports that the London subway bombers had used cellphones as detonators, the White House secretly established the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) …
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