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Apple attacks Google and Facebook. They have a point.

Apple attacks Google and Facebook. They have a point.

It's often easy to lump in Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon into the same pot. After all, they're all...

“The Man” vs. machine

“The Man” vs. machine

Getting a ticket for speeding is a fear that most drivers face every day. For 16 percent of drivers this...

If you’re not afraid of #CISPA, you’re not really paying attention

If you’re not afraid of #CISPA, you’re not really paying attention

SOPA was a black eye for the US government. Nothing in the last few decades can compare to the complete...

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Put your tin foil hats on. It's conspiracy theory time. Since 2010, Google has been tracking and releasing their bi-yearly...

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

DARPA’s LS3 robot advances maneuverability, still extremely creepy

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) have been working on the Legged...

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...

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...

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...

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Population poses problems technology can’t fix

Many of the problems that face the world currently have been solved through technology. Food can be grown, raised, processed,...

The SOPA blackout is the most American thing we’ve done all day

The SOPA blackout is the most American thing we’ve done all day

The Tea Party movement was intended for Americans to harken to the revolutions of the past when tyranny and taxation...

The US government failed to uphold its own principles by unlocking WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts

The US government failed to uphold its own principles by unlocking WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts

The precedent has been set and it's a very bad one. A US judge ruled that Twitter must release all...

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

Neil deGrasse Tyson continues his onslaught on the government’s betrayal of science

When Astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson was on Bill Maher last week, he laid into the plans to slash NASA's budget....