Congress passed the Patriot Act to help law enforcement foil terrorists. The National Security Letter provision made it significantly easy for the FBI to gather data from web hosts, telecom […]
The internet (and subsequently, Social Media) have been touted as tools that promote democracy, openness and a civil society. More and more, these tools are being used by Governments, Corporations […]
Being a racist is stupid. Human, but stupid. Being a racist AND posting online…that’s just dumb. Racist + online postings + assassination threats against a US president? That’s the holy […]
Your email has LESS protections than postal mails, or even postcards. Cops can search your emails without notifying you. The feds have a large body of tools, and legal maneuvers […]
While nothing Facebook is doing in this case is illegal, it IS unsettling. Showing relationships between existing data is technically neat, but socially gawky. What next? Automatic family pages? Automatic […]
Whenever a woman crosses the borders, her male guardian (father, husband or son) is automatically texted. Saudi camels have more freedom of movement and more civil rights…just so you […]
Freedom of speech is not a universal right…and comedy is highly cultural. In South Korea, any communiques that praise or celebrate NK are illegal. Remember this BEFORE you travel […]
Extra-judicial 1st, 4th & 5th amendment violations…all in the name of “security”. From Nov 27, 2012 NY Times: When a cellphone is reported stolen in New York, the Police Department […]
Ahh…stupid, bigoted idiots…please keep on posting, so the cops & feds can properly introduce you to the US penal system. A Florida man was arrested this November after posting […]
Hurray for stupid criminals… Request to terrorists, rapists, murderers, thieves – PLEASE post your thoughts & pictures on facebook… Four Los Angeles area men learned the hard way that if […]
