Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark have an (English-language) article in Der Spiegel today on Codename 'Apalachee,' the secret program revealed in leaked National Security Agency documents tasked with surveilling Europe, the United Nations, and various foreign nations. The argument put forth by the Obama administration is the NSA's formidably vast spying capabilities are aimed at preventing terrorist attacks, but this latest revelation would seem to indicate otherwise.
New Snowden NSA revelations in Der Spiegel: 'How America Spies on Europe and the UN'
TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave
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Australia's social media ban not working, study finds
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Facebook employee data exposed in Meta's own surveillance program
A while ago, we talked about the fact that Meta's employees were upset that Mark Zuckerberg wanted to watch them use their computers while they were on the clock. It's… READ THE REST
This Microsoft bundle gets your PC ready for work for $39
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This refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad is down to $440
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Your cat loves to play, and so does the Cheerble ball for just $27
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