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securedrop Job opening: senior security engineer to work on SecureDrop and protect whistleblowers Cory Doctorow
Doug Collins Georgia Republican introduces legislation to kill PACER, the outrageous paywall around the US justice system Cory Doctorow
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nova scotia Nova Scotia abandons its attempt to destroy a teenager who stumbled on a wide-open directory of sensitive information Cory Doctorow
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