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Justice Department walks back transparency on national security letters
An attorney for the Civil Division Appellate Staff called an earlier allowance for disclosure “an inadvertent misstatement.“
Rosetta mission scientist cracks sex jokes while wearing a shirt covered in scantily clad women
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On Thursday, Facebook announced that it has expanded its privacy policy and worked to rewrite it in language normal people can understand.
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Verizon will give you free data and WiFi on the day before Thanksgiving.
The best images from the Rosetta comet mission
A man-made craft landed on a comet for first the first time on Wednesday. Here are the best visuals from the mission that made it happen.
Google calls for U.S. to extend Privacy Act protections to Europeans
Privacy advocates have long called for these reforms in the past, which would let EU citizens challenge “misuse of their data by the US government in US courts.“
Why Obama called out the FCC in public
The answer has to do with how the executive branch works, lawsuits and Richard Nixon’s dealings with The Washington Post.
Here’s the latest sign net neutrality is becoming a political football in Congress
In a letter to the FCC, key Republican lawmakers say President Obama’s proposal for the Internet will result in a court challenge.
The split between Obama and the FCC on net neutrality, in plain English
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Americans believe they live in a privacy dystopia, report finds
A new Pew Research study shows Americans are very concerned about being tracked by governments and private companies online.
AT&T is putting its fiber deployment on ice over net neutrality — for now
The company wants to wait until the FCC develops clearer rules on net neutrality, according to Reuters.
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Bad government Web sites are bad for democracy
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