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Bill Moyers: No Escaping Dragnet Nation

Posted on March 17, 2014March 14, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Bill speaks with investigative reporter Julia Angwin, author of the new book ‘Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security and Freedom in a World of…

Politics & Law

Friday Video: Edward Snowden and ACLU at SXSW

Posted on March 14, 2014March 10, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Streamed live on Mar 10, 2014 Edward Snowden speaks about privacy and technology with the ACLU’s Ben Wizner and Christopher Soghoian at SXSW Interactive.

Tech

Tuesday Tech Tip: Quick Chrome Cache Cleaning

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Michael Sauers

In Chrome, press CTRL-SHIFT-DELETE and you’ll be taken directly to the Clear browsing data screen for easy access to clearing your cache and other memories.

Politics & Law

Friday Video: Edward Snowden’s First Television Interview (ARD/Germany)

Posted on January 31, 2014January 28, 2014 by Michael Sauers

https://vimeo.com/85155619 01/26/2014: Edward Snowden chose Germany’s ARD to make his first television interview since he blew the whistle on NSA’s global dragnet and illegal surveillance.…

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Meet Blackphone

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

I’m interested but I’m wondering what it’s going to cost. https://vimeo.com/84167384 Read more @ BlackPhone.ch.

Tech

Time to stop using your Starbucks app to pay for your cup o’ joe

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

The Starbucks mobile app, the most used mobile-payment app in the U.S., has been storing usernames, email addresses and passwords in clear text, Starbucks executives…

Libraries

Minnesota librarians push to curb NSA snooping

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Michael Sauers

In an alliance that stretches all the political clichés about “strange bedfellows,” librarians and civil libertarians are on the same side as gun activists and…

Politics & Law

Through a PRISM, Darkly: Everything we know about NSA spying

Posted on January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 by Michael Sauers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9CrkhTM5Fks From Stellar Wind to PRISM, Boundless Informant to EvilOlive, the NSA spying programs are shrouded in secrecy and rubber-stamped by secret opinions from a…

Politics & Law

Court Rules No Suspicion Needed for Laptop Searches at Border

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Michael Sauers

A federal court today [December 31, 2013] dismissed a lawsuit arguing that the government should not be able to search and copy people’s laptops, cell…

Politics & Law

The NSA is Coming to Town

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Michael Sauers

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