Is the Internet Spying on You?
It seems more and more people are beginning to realize that privacy is eroding — and that it matters.
Tag: Privacy
Government Snooping of E-mail Target of New Legislation
Thirty-year-old privacy laws leave us much more vulnerable to government snooping than we realize.
IRS to Share Private Financial Data With Foreign Tyrants
To comply with unconstitutional pseudo-treaties, the IRS announced that it will share private financial info on US bank account holders with foreign powers.
China’s Main Internet Censor Addresses Tech Execs, Government Officials in DC
Do the US and China have common interests than differences on cyber issues?
A New Facebook Privacy Setting You Need to Change
Facebook has kept track of which external links you click for quite a while. Now they can watch as you click other links after that one.
Senator Cruz Co-Sponsors Bill to Ban Bulk Record Collection
Bi-partisan legislation protects privacy rights while targeting terrorists.
Did Pentagon Help Fund Facebook’s Mood Manipulating Experiment?
The US military is studying “risks and tipping points for large-scale civil unrest” and ways to fiddle with the feelings of the millions of Facebook users.
NSA Collects ‘Untargeted’ Texts, Controls ‘Unconnected’ Computers
The NSA is collecting 100s of millions of text messages and emails every day worldwide, mostly from people under no suspicion of illegal activity. Even computers disconnected from the Internet are accessible to the NSA.
All Gun Owners Are Mentally Ill?
Should it be easier to institutionalize “crazy” people, or prohibit them from purchasing firearms?