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With socialism failing in France, they look to internet tax to balance their load

With socialism failing in France, they look to internet tax to balance their load

The French were not able to maintain their 75% tax on the super rich, so now they're aiming for the...

Fashionable hoodie blocks drone surveillance

Fashionable hoodie blocks drone surveillance

As military and domestic surveillance technology continues to advance, many fear a "Big Brother" society that is emerging around us....

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

We were so close. A non-controversial bill,  the Video Privacy Protection Act, flew through the Senate and was sent to...

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

Google transparency report shows that Big Brother is quickly becoming a reality

There is no longer a need to argue that governments, the US government in particular, have been attempting to gain...

Did Facebook really censor a political message?

Did Facebook really censor a political message?

One would think that Facebook had learned its lesson about censorship. It has a hard enough time keeping self-harm and...

Frankenstorm may affect elections

Frankenstorm may affect elections

There's a storm brewing. Several, actually. With Sandy and a handful of other storms converging over different parts of the...

Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

Censorship on the internet: be your own watchdog

There’s been a lot of focus, especially in the past year, on internet censorship. From the battle against online piracy...

Why the FBI facial recognition plan should terrify us all

Why the FBI facial recognition plan should terrify us all

Next Generation Identification. NGI. These three words and three letters are the most dangerous move the US Government has ever...

Reddit: another example that Obama gets it and the GOP doesn’t

Reddit: another example that Obama gets it and the GOP doesn’t

The Obama camp knows social media. They realize that Twitter is big and Facebook is bigger, but Reddit is the...

Should two-factor authentication be utilized for all your accounts?

Should two-factor authentication be utilized for all your accounts?

The fear of hackers and privacy peeping toms has been quelled for the moment due to the unveiling of a...

After the election, expect internet services to be taxed

After the election, expect internet services to be taxed

You won't hear much about it until after November, but regardless of which way the US government races go there...

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

Driverless cars will kill the elderly (if you believe this political ad in Florida)

As elections at the national, state, and local approach, the political attack ads will increase. It's the way of US...