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Take Action:Keep the Federal Government Out of Your Inbox!
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', rights, safety, society, politics, law, internet, usa, internet, technology, tech, safety, investigation )

JL
- 20 days ago - supportinternetprivacy.com
The IRS -- or any agency of the federal government -- should not be able to access my email account without my consent or a search warrant.
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Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All
Science & Tech  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, money, marketing, usa, technology, technology, tech, NewTechnology, investigation, history, discovery, Gizmos )

JL
- 28 days ago - wired.com
The nation's major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to newly-released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America's largest tel
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WPFD: Recognizing An Ongoing Struggle
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, conflict, ethics, europe, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, middle-east, politics, media, society, usa, world, NewTechnology, internet, investigation, safety, technology, tech )

JL
- 38 days ago - accessnow.org
World Press Freedom Day, a day to celebrate the fundamental principles of independent media. But WPFD is also an opportunity to pay attention to where press freedom is under attack around the world-and the increasing tendency of those attacks to occur on
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California May Join EU in Two-Front Internet Privacy Push
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, europe, usa, world, society, technology, safety, NewTechnology, internet, interesting, business, computers, concept )

JL
- 44 days ago - go.bloomberg.com
Companies such as Google and Facebook have been fighting proposed European Union privacy laws they say would slow innovation. Now, they are fighting in their backyard against California privacy bills that are almost identical.
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CISPA Is 'Dead for Now,' Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy
Science & Tech  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, crime, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, government, GoodNews, goodnews, Govtfearmongering, lies, propaganda, politics, usa, u.s., technology, tech, performance, NewTechnology, investigation, internet, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGH )

JL
- 52 days ago - thenation.com
What brings the most seriously libertarian Republican in the US House, Michigan's Justin Amash, together with Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota?
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New Bill Would Require Genetically Modified Food Labeling in US
Science & Tech  (tags: Animals, Health, Law, Biology, USA, Science, Food )

Ray
- 53 days ago - rt.com
Major changes could be coming to American food labeling rules if a new federal bill mandating that genetically modified ingredients be disclosed is signed into law.
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U.S. Gives Big, Secret Push to Internet Surveillance
Science & Tech  (tags: abuse, americans, news, crime, cover-up, usa, ethics, rights, sadness, safety, society, law, internet, freedoms, americans, abuse, business, consumers, corporate, government, technology, NewTechnology, investigation, discovery )

JL
- 54 days ago - news.cnet.com
Justice Department agreed to issue "2511 letters" immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Cent
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Study Reveals GMO Corn to Be Highly Toxic
Science & Tech  (tags: Agriculture, Health, Science, USA )

Ray
- 57 days ago - rt.com
A leaked study examining genetically-modified corn reveals that the lab-made alternative to organic crops contains a startling level of toxic chemicals
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FTC Seeks Comment on the "Internet of Things"
Science & Tech  (tags: ethics, congress, americans, abuse, usa, u.s., government, technology, safety, NewTechnology, investigation, discovery, computer, Gizmos, internet )

JL
- 59 days ago - pubcit.typepad.com
The FTC yesterday put out a request for comment on the consumer privacy and security issues posed by the "Internet of Things." As the FTC explains: The ability of everyday devices to communicate with each other and with people is becoming more prevalent
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Hawking: Mankind Has 1,000 Years to Escape Earth
Science & Tech  (tags: Mars, Physics, Science, Space, UK, USA )

Ray
- 66 days ago - rt.com
Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking warns human beings won't survive "without escaping" from the "fragile" planet. His gloomy forecast is people will become extinct on Earth within current the millennium.
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Debunking the Myth of a Digital Cold War, Before It's Too Late
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, conflict, ethics, europe, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights, news, middle-east, society, politics, world, usa, internet, investigation, interesting, technology, tech, NewTechnology )

JL
- 74 days ago - aljazeera.com
There is no digital Cold War. But perpetuating that myth could create one, and that's not a good thing, writes author.
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Google Fights U.S. National Security Probe Data Demand
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', news, media, usa, politics, ethics, crime, abuse, americans, technology, tech, investigation, internet, humans )

JL
- 74 days ago - bloomberg.com
Google Inc (GOOG)., operator of the world's largest search engine, is challenging a demand by the U.S. government for private user information in a national security probe, according to a court filing.
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In Depth: The District Court's Remarkable Order Striking Down the NSL Statute
Science & Tech  (tags: propaganda, usa, ethics, constitution, law, usa, discovery, investigation, technology, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', humanrights, HumanRights, freedoms )

JL
- 88 days ago - eff.org
On Friday, EFF received the long-awaiting ruling on its 2011 petition to set aside a National Security Letter (NSL) issued to a telecommunications company. The petition challenged the constitutionality of one of five national security letter statutes,
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Community-Owned Internet, Long Targeted By ALEC and Big Telecom, Under Fire in Georgia
Science & Tech  (tags: dishonesty, cover-up, corruption, abuse, americans, government, ethics, propaganda, politics, usa, media, abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, lies, marketing, money, society, usa, technology, NewTechnology, internet )

JL
- 88 days ago - prwatch.org
Members of the American Legislative Exchange Council in the Georgia Legislature are pushing a bill to thwart locally-owned internet in underserved communities, an industry-sponsored effort that effectively reinforces the digital divide. (UPDATE: HB
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Take Action: Free Our Phones -- For Real
Science & Tech  (tags: congress, government, ethics, freedoms, dishonesty, corruption, abuse, americans, propaganda, usa, business, consumers, corporate, dishonesty, cover-up, finance, law, marketing, money, technology, internet, NewTechnology, society, technology )

JL
- 97 days ago - act.freepress.net
Last month, more than 100,000 people told the White House that cellphone unlocking -- configuring your phone so it'll work on other networks -- should be legal again. The White House agrees and has told Congress and the FCC to do something about it.
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