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NSA Demands Verizon Turn Over Caller Database

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:26:08 +0000

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Do […]

CISPA Passed This Week Against Objections, Pleas, And Rationality

Tim Twelves — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:08 +0000

I guess after being paid craploads of taxpayer money ($174,000 annually), Senators need to show something for it, given they have one of the laxest schedules imaginable. Some of the bills that have gone through the house in the last week or two have included rolling back insider trading rules, making Congress immune to prosecution, […]

Steve Wozniak Shows Kim Dotcom Love As MegaBox Music Sharing Returns

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:12:31 +0000

If there’s one thing you can say about Kim Dotcom, it’s the fact that the guy just keeps getting back up when he’s knocked down. As soon as the Megaupload founder’s restrictions on internet access were restored, he created a new Twitter account. His tweets thank all of his supporters and promise a revival of […]

Electronic Frontier Foundation Seeks To Widen DMCA And Modify Everything

Jeremy Goldstone — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:16:43 +0000

Remember July of last year, when the U.S. Copyright Office said it was totally cool for you to jailbreak your iPhone and there wasn’t squat Apple could do about it? It’s time for the rest of the tech industry to shake in their collective boots, because the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the group that was at […]