Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow
law It's been 10 years since an artist recorded candid shots from Apple Store webcams—and got a visit from the Secret Service Rob Beschizza
facebook UK ICO report on Cambridge Analytica finds no illegal activity or Russian involvement Thom Dunn
politics CDC may ground flights if airlines fail to collect data on coronavirus-prone flyers Xeni Jardin
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News Cambridge Analytica: Director 'met Assange to discuss U.S. election', channelled $ to WikiLeaks Xeni Jardin
privacy Department of Homeland Security wants to build a database to track journalists and their sources Séamus Bellamy
News #FISA: Senate passes bill to give NSA 6 more years of warrantless surveillance on Americans Xeni Jardin
law EFF to NSA: you scammed your way to another six years of warrantless spying, and you'd better enjoy it while it lasts Cory Doctorow
surveillance U.S. to disclose number of Americans our government spied on as soon as January 2017 Xeni Jardin
politics Canadian government has turned "consultation" on warrantless mass surveillance into a sales-job Cory Doctorow
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