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Yes, Google can track where you are. But you said it was OK for them to do that.

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Quick! Where were you last Tuesday at 6:35 PM? If you’re anything like me, your answer is probably along the lines of “I… have absolutely…

Politics & Law

Revealed: The NSA’s Secret Campaign to Crack, Undermine Internet Security

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major…

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Is Tor for you?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Here’s a great basic article on just what Tor is, and what it does: So is Tor really the solution to anonymous browsing or just…

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Facebook’s Policy Changes Will Mean Your Content Can Be Used In Ads If You Use Facebook

Posted on August 30, 2013August 30, 2013 by Michael Sauers

So back to that advertising thing, which is pretty important: As listed in a Section-by-Section Summary of Updates, Facebook acknowledges why it’s updating/clarifying this policy:…

Politics & Law

Lavabit founder Levison: decision to close was like ‘putting a beloved pet to sleep’

Posted on August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Amy Goodman at Democracy Now interviewed Ladar Levison, founder/owner/operator of Lavabit, the security-focused email service Edward Snowden used to invite attendees to a Moscow press…

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First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service File Released

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The heavily redacted documents released today confirm earlier reports that the Secret Service was interested in a “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” that Swartz and others had penned…

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NSA Director: Don’t Worry, Trust Us

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The notion that people would object to the mere existence of massive classified surveillance programs overseen by a one-sided star-chamber court, even if its analysts…

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MIT blocking release of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service files

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Now, though, MIT has blocked a Freedom of Information Act suit by Wired’s Kevin Poulsen aimed at forcing the Secret Service to release their files…

Politics & Law

The NSA Admits It Analyzes More People’s Data Than Previously Revealed

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Michael Sauers

But Inglis’ statement was new. Analysts look “two or three hops” from terror suspects when evaluating terror activity, Inglis revealed. Previously, the limit of how surveillance…

Tech

What are you worth to Facebook & Google

Posted on July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 by Michael Sauers

According to PrivacyFix I’m practically worthless to Facebook but worth a hunk of change to Google. The screenshot of my results (below) are what I…

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