The Quantified Citizen
Engineering happiness might sound good, but it will leave us all less free.
Technology
Social Media Censorship Gaining New Ground in U.K., France
British lawmakers call for banning offensive speakers from social media entirely while France continues hate speech prosecutions
Anonymous Posts Update on #OpISIS, Claims to Have Taken Down Hundreds of ISIS Twitter Accounts
A video claiming to speak for the hacker collective Anonymous says it's taken down hundreds of ISIS-affiliated Twitter and other online accounts.
Robot Vacuum Attacks Owner: The Revolution Has Begun!
Who will be the first up against the carpet when the Roomba revolution comes?
Schools Banning Phone App Yik Yak for Promoting Hate Speech
That this is largely a symbolic gesture hasn't stopped students from advocating for the bans.
Friday A/V Club: World Leader Predicts TV Will Solve the Planet's Problems
A blast of techo-utopianism from 1929
Florida Tries to Make Teen Sexting a Crime, Actually Makes Teen Sexting Impossible to Prosecute
I think a "LOL" is appropriate here.
Is This the End of RadioShack?
Once-dominant consumer tech company's best days behind it.
SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content
Lawmakers target classified ad sites
How to Justify Continued Federal Meddling in Internet Service? Just Keep Changing the Goals!
FCC votes to change the definition of 'broadband,' increasing the minimum speed required.
Rand Paul: Drones Should Be Legal But If They Fly Over My House, "I've Got a Shotgun"
Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate gives first-ever Snapchat Q&A with CNN.
Brooklyn Teen Arrested for Threatening Use of Emoji
NYPD: "You make a threat on the internet, we're going to be watching."
Cellphone Separation Anxiety: Real, and Making Us Dumber?
Findings suggest cellphone separation anxiety can negatively impact cognitive performance and cause blood pressure to rise.
The Internet Makes Trusting Total Strangers Possible, and That's Good for Business
Internet ratings give us more reason than ever before to interact with new people.
Stop Complaining About That Flying Car. You Have Amazon.
Getting stuff gets more awesome every day.
Internet Freedom Under Global Attack; Report Finds Governments Around the World Expanded Online Control, Surveillance Last Year
Governments are expanding online controls "rapidly" and adopting new laws that effectively criminalize online dissent.
Will Superintelligent Machines Destroy Humanity?
The pitfalls of artificial intelligence
French Town Bans Clown Costumes Amid Nationwide 'Aggressive Clown' Terror
SPOILER ALERT: This story also involves Clown Hunters
The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
Why Government Websites Cost More and Perform Worse Than Private Sector Sites
Nearly 2,000 pages of cumbersome federal contractor regulations could be to blame.
Gay Egyptians Worry the Government Has Been Using a Hookup App to Track Them
Grindr: tool of the state?
