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Google Talks Transparency, But Hides Surveillance Stats

By: David Kravets, December 17, 2009 Google likes to trumpet transparency and free expression, especially when it concerns the internet, part of its commitment to the corporate motto, “Don’t Be Evil.” But despite the company’s recent online public policy posts … Continue reading

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President Ford Approved Warrantless Domestic Surveillance

While the country was embroiled in a national debate over excessive government surveillance in 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct warrantless domestic surveillance, according to a classified memo recently obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Continue reading

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ACLU Study Highlights U.S. Surveillance Society

By: David Kravets Welcome to the surveillance society. That’s what the American Civil Liberties Union concluded Tuesday with a report chronicling government spying and the detention of groups and individuals “for doing little more than peacefully exercising their First Amendment … Continue reading

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Facebook’s paternalistic attitudes aren’t empowering

By Danah Boyd (CNN) — Facebook’s privacy problems have been in the news … again. Although complaints may have started deep in the blogosphere, even Time Magazine has made them its cover story. In response, Facebook announced a new privacy … Continue reading

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Twitter, FTC reach agreement on security

An investigation that the Federal Trade Commission launched into Twitter’s allegedly lax security practices following two high-profile hacking incidents last year has been settled, the company announced Thursday. Continue reading

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