The Shocking Scope of the NSA’s XKEYSCORE Surveillance
The Intercept has published additional documents revealing the shocking scope of the NSA's XKEYSCORE surveillance program. ...
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Facial Recognition Software Raises Privacy Concerns — Even in Church
Facial recognition software such as that used in law-enforcement TV shows such as NCIS and Criminal Minds is now being used in an unexpected place — in...
Read moreFCC Fines AT&T $100 Million
In its ruling adopted on June 3 and released for public viewing on June 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it was...
Read moreChina Hacks Government, Corporate Networks to Build Database on Americans
Only a week after Russian "crime syndicates" hacked the IRS database and stole information on the tax returns of more than 100,000 people,...
Read moreTech Industry Urges Obama: Don’t Weaken Encryption
Strong encryption is an invaluable part of protecting privacy and liberty in the digital age. As more and more calls come from government...
Read moreNet Neutrality 2.0: Plans to Shift Control of Internet to Internationalists
With the FCC regulating ISPs in the United States and some as yet unknown international organization assuming control of the assignment of Internet...
Read moreNet Neutrality Faces Legislative and Legal Challenges
Mired in "governmentese" and steeped in double-talk, Net Neutrality has proven to be a tangled web of deceit. Now that the FCC's order...
Read moreReport: Facebook Chat Messages Monitored by CIA-Backed Company
As if Facebook doesn't do enough damage to users' privacy without help, the social media giant has apparently been either the target or...
Read moreFacebook Tracks Users Without Consent, but Users Can Take Control
Facebook has spent years earning a notorious reputation for sacrificing users' privacy for increased advertising revenue. Now the social networking giant may be...
Read moreNet Neutrality Lays Groundwork for Internet Taxes
When the FCC created new rules for Net Neutrality by reclassifying the Internet as a Title II public utility, Chairman Tom Wheeler dismissed...
Read moreNet Neutrality’s Achilles’ Heel
As pernicious as the Federal Communications Commission's "bright-line" rules prohibiting blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization on the Internet are, they pale in comparison...
Read moreA Look Inside the Net Neutrality Rules: It’s Worse Than You Think!
After the FCC made its "Net Neutrality" rules public late last week, The New American began poring over the 400 pages of rules...
Read moreGoogle’s New Algorithm: Modern Version of Old-fashioned Censorship?
Does Google's new algorithm mean more accurate search results, or does it amount to a modern version of old-fashioned censorship? ...
Read moreChina’s Failing Attempts to Censor the Internet
Despite help from titans in Silicon Valley, China's attempts to censor the Internet continue to fail ...
Read moreGoogle Sounds Alarm Over FBI’s Proposal for Expanded Hacking Power
Calling the FBI’s proposal to expand its authority to hack criminal suspects’ computers a “monumental” concern, Google is urging an advisory committee to...
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