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Experts: FBI Dream of Wiretap Ready Interent Flawed
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsA government proposal to turn the entire Internet–its apps, services and software–into one giant, easy-to-access wiretap port drew withering fire in a report released today from a renowned group of... -
Copyright Watchdog Caught With Pants Down
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 1 CommentApparently some shabby bookkeeping and sloppy routine filing by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has resulted in its right to do business revoked, according to a story in TorrentFreak.... -
The Story of My First ‘Story’
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsThis is the story of my first “Story by Disney,” which is a new storytelling app the company just released today in Apple’s App store. The idea is deceptively simple:... -
Feds Float Idea of Internet ‘Wiretap Tax’
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsA bold proposal from the FBI would mandate that popular Internet products like Facebook or Twitter build in secret surveillance back doors that only the Feds have access too. More... -
ECPA Reform Gets a Two-Fer
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsBig news powering the current ECPA reform push being headed by my former CDT colleagues. First out of the gate, the Senate Judiciary Committee‘s historic move in passing (on a... -
TNN — Twitter News Network
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsYou think Ted Turner isn’t smiling? His ground-breaking and now all.too.essential CNN (cable news network, for those that have forgotten what those initials stand for) is the gold standard for... -
The Incredible Lightness of ‘Shared Tragedy’
Posted on April 18, 2013 | No CommentsIn today’s digital age, the term “shared tragedy” takes us into an entirely new dimension of up-close-and-personal. The ferocious stream of raw imagery and unfiltered information that is force-fed to... -
15 Surprising Stats About Mobile Tech in Post-Desktop Era
Posted on April 9, 2013 | No CommentsThe “desktop” computer is dead. Yes, it is. We are in the post-desktop era and nothing says that louder than the following 15 stats, which I’ve borrowed in whole from... -
“Hacking” the Boy Scouts
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsEver had a big idea, but you just weren’t sure how to make it a reality? Hacker Scouts is giving kids a chance to build their dream project, and a... -
CISPA: A Red Hot Poker Ups the Ante for Civil Liberties
Posted on April 5, 2013 | No CommentsIf the odds-on favorite cybersecurity bill gets passed as is, it’ll be like shoving a red hot poker into the collective angst of US citizens‘ civil liberties. The bill, the...