happy mutants Wyden's "Mind Your Own Business Act" would force online services to respect Do Not Track Cory Doctorow
law Senator Wyden proposes 20 prison sentences for CEOs who lie about data collection and protection Cory Doctorow
elections Leading voting machine company admits it lied, reveals that its voting machines ship backdoored, with pre-installed remote access software Cory Doctorow
drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
surveillance New DHS reports reveals terrifying scope of the Department's manufactured Antifa scare Thom Dunn
CIA CIA blows off senators who ask it to stop illegally spying on Americans without a warrant Mark Frauenfelder
data Ignoring warrants, the Secret Service has been buying up location data from phone companies Thom Dunn
science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder
law IRS says it bought in to location database for millions of US cellphones to track tax crime suspects Xeni Jardin
Technology Theft of CIA's 'Vault 7' hacking tools in 2016 resulted from "woefully lax" security, new report says Xeni Jardin
politics Democrats propose making it illegal for telcos to shut off internet service in a pandemic Xeni Jardin
politics Healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries got coronavirus stimulus checks from Trump Xeni Jardin
Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow
guillotine watch IRS admits it audits poor people because auditing rich people is too expensive Cory Doctorow
