French Government Wants to Tax Internet Data Collection
Report argues that data is the "raw material" of the digital economy
Internet
Megaupload Founder Launches New File-Sharing Company One Year After Raid on Old Company
Consider it a raised middle finger to the U.S. government
Sen. Cornyn Sends Critical Letter to Holder About Swartz Case
Not happy about zealous prosecution
How YouTube Saved TV
From farting babies to multiplatform sitcoms, the online video giant has it all.
Congresswoman Names Law After Dead Guy, But Wait! This One Might Be Good!
Aaron Swartz's death inspires effort to scale back federal authority
U.S. Tech Popular With Censorship-Happy Regimes
What was that about selling the rope ...?
Congresswoman Proposes "Aaron's Law" after Swartz
Would update law to exempt violations of Internet terms of services from criminal prosecution
Judge Grants Injunction Against CA Online Restrictions on Sex Offenders
First Amendment rights at issue
Information Liberated: Jeffrey Tucker on How Digital Media Subverts Government Power
Q&A with the executive editor of Laissez Faire Books
Aaron Swartz, the Feds, and Proportionate Responses to Illegal Downloading
How should the federal government have handled Swartz's behavior?
No Privacy in E-Mail: Suspected Criminals Caught Through Searches
Privacy groups concerned
MIT Orders Investigation into Aaron Swartz Suicide
Swartz was a cofounder of reddit
Hacker, Reddit Co-Founder and Information Activist Commits Suicide
Known for being pursued by DOJ for violating MIT's terms of service
China-Based Chat Firms Censoring Non-Chinese Messages
The country's government has a long reach
Austrian Court Sentences Man to Nine Years in Prison for Launching Neo-Nazi Website
Keeping free speech on a tight rein
EU to Google: Change Searches or Face Antitrust Charges
Using results to promote its own services is apparently wrong for some reason
4 Tactics Public Schools Are Using To Get Butts Behind Desks
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
Bill Richardson and Eric Schmidt's Bogus Journey to North Korea
Kim Jong Un tried to project the look of a high tech leader
Kickstarter Campaigns Raised $319 Million in 2012
Funded everything from tech innovation to comedy shows
Censor's Rant Offers Peek Into Chinese Web Controls
Private companies stuck between the government and users
Text Message Privacy Depends on How It's Sent
Facebook messages have more legal protection than phone texts
Home of Venezuelan Microblogger Raided
Authorities didn't like what he said about Chavez's health
France Orders Internet Provider to Stop Blocking Ads
Can't control what users see, but they aren't getting share of the revenue
Microsoft Slams FTC Google Decision
The government isn't punishing my competition for competing with me!
What's Wrong With a Copyright Alert System?
Internet service providers have a new plan to crack down on illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file sharing. Should digital activists be worried?
Residents of Tiny South Atlantic Island Want Internet Cable
British colony St Helena, home to 4,200 people, would need £10m to complete the project
Websites that Sell Meth and Guns Stay Online in China
Censors apparently more concerned with social media
FCC Adopts Rules for In-Flight Internet Service
Authorizing airlines to test and approve systems
White House Petition Demands White House Actually Respond to Petitions
Good luck with that one
College Student Gets Restraining Order Against Parents
Alleges her mother insisted on watching her sleep over skype
China Tightens Rules on Internet Access
Cracking down on what anonymity might be left
White House Hasn't Responded to Recent Petitions on Site
Except for one that happens to coincide with its own aims
Site Lets Folks ID Women as "Prostitutes" Unless They Pay
Shakedown or humiliation, their choice
Senate Debating Warrantless Domestic Spying Today; Vote Pending
Fourth Amendment? You mean there's more than two?
Iran Blogger's Death Stirs Activism
Killed while in custody of authorities in October, backlash has had some results
Warrant Requirement for Email Searches Stripped From Federal Legislation
Fighting snoopiness is an uphill battle
