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How the Government Is Waging Crypto War 2.0
According to a senior attorney at the EFF, those who don’t know their history are already repeating it.
Here's Twitter's Response to the Racist Harassment of Leslie Jones
Once again, it’s taken a celebrity to show just how bad Twitter's anti-harassment tools are for everyone.
US Government Used Prisoners to Train Tattoo Recognition Algorithms
Documents show that NIST didn't disclose that it used 15,000 prisoner tattoos for its experiment.
In a First, Judge Throws Out Evidence Obtained from FBI Malware
“This is the first time a court has ever suppressed anything from a government hacking operation."
South African President Jacob Zuma Just Survived an Impeachment Vote
Facing a scandal related to $16 million in state funds spent on renovating his home, Zuma's ANC ruling party managed to shield him from impeachment efforts brought by the opposition party, but the country's economy may suffer as a result.
A Short Guide to Year Six of ‘Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc’
One final question remains: Is implementing an API considered fair use?
Richard Stallman Braved a Winter Storm Last Night to March Against DRM
As representatives of Comcast, Netflix and Microsoft meet to discuss the future of the web, an angry crowd is forming outside.
A New Advocacy Group Is Lobbying for the Right to Repair Everything
As all our things become ‘smart,’ companies are increasingly saying that fixing them is illegal.
Could License Plate Reader Tech Get Sketchier? Texas Is On It
How deals with LPR firm Vigilant Solutions turn cops into roaming debt sharks.
T-Mobile CEO to EFF: ‘Who the Fuck Are You?’
John Legere says his critics are arguing 'semantics' about the net neutrality implications of T-Mobile's video streaming program.
The 11 Stupidest Patents of 2015
From the internet of dildos to having someone else pay the phone bill, trolls filed lot of patently ridiculous patents.
Be Seeing You
In a future where the company owns—and watches—everything, a freelance bodyguard must confront her genetically-engineered superiors.