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NSA Chief Denies, Denies, Denies Wired’s Domestic Spying Story

NSA chief General Keith Alexander faced tough —  and funny — questions from Congress Tuesday stemming from Wired’ s story on the NSA’s capabalities and warrantless wiretapping program . Congressman Hank Johnson, a...

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Net News No Comments

Attawapiskat Canada’s shame, Part IV

This is old news, but it serves to underline the George W Harper solution to the Attawapiskat pay someone else to sort it. His government wants  the Attawapiskat First Nation to fork out...

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Friday, December 9th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Analysis: Internet Blacklist Bill Is Roadmap to ‘the End’ of the Internet

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) says passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act "would mean the end of the internet as we know it." Photo: AP The rhetoric on both sides of the debate...

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Thursday, November 17th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Senator Wants Investigation of OnStar’s ‘Brazen’ Privacy Invasion

New York’s senior senator Charles Schumer wants the feds to investigate OnStar’s controversial new privacy policy, and demanded the Detroit navigation-and-emergency company refrain from monitoring vehicles after customers cancel service. “By tracking drivers...

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Monday, September 26th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Why the US needs a data privacy law—and why it might finally get one

The general public and Congress have both discovered geolocation, data breaches, and tracking cookies—and they're worried about the privacy implications. In this op-ed, the Center for Democracy & Technology 's Justin Brookman argues...

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Monday, July 18th, 2011 Net News No Comments