Privacy
Tech Companies Increasingly Refusing to Keep Government Searches Secret
Big firms join Twitter in letting customers know about subpoenas
Why Two Artists Installed a Spy Lamp at McDonald's
Coversnitch is "bridging the gap between online and IRL" in the most terrifying way possible.
The Value of Privacy
What we really value is the freedom to choose when we'll give up some privacy and when we'll tell people to butt out.
Put Cameras in the Supreme Court
Australia, Canada, and England all allow cameras in their high courts. So should the U.S.
Your Tax Returns Are Hacker Bait
The IRS is a terrible guardian of information, and the tax man keeps a treasure trove of personal data about almost every American.
Sunlight Slays Secret Snooping
Why Obama changed his mind about the NSA's phone record dragnet
Big Brother Is Watching You Eat
The federal government wants to use your technology to change what you eat. In the meantime, they're surreptitiously posting your data online.
Rand Paul in Berkeley
It doesn't roll as trippingly off the tongue as "Ted Cruz in Takoma Park," but...
Supreme Court To Rule on Cell Phone Privacy
Do cops need a warrant to search your cell phone when you're under arrest?
Likely Incoming NSA Head Still Thinks the Problem is PR
If only us dumb citizens understood more than what Snowden was saying, even though his revelations are prompting policy changes
Mass. Legislature Passes Ban on Upskirt Photos
Day after court ruled current laws against voyeurism didn't cover it
