First POST: Dealing
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, December 23 2014
As North Korea's Internet mysteriously goes down, doubts remain about the source of the Sony hack; Facebook's Russia dilemma; some big news in open government data; and much, much more. Read More
Internet Privacy: Are Lawmakers Thinking About It All Wrong?
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Wednesday, September 4 2013
Is it time to move past "Do Not Track" as the solution to pervasive online invasions of privacy? Sarah Lai Stirland takes a walk along the digital frontier where privacy activists and data entrepreneurs are diligently carving out some radical new approaches to the problem. Read More
Swartz’s Suicide Prompts Proposals To Curb DOJ’s Prosecutorial Power
BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Wednesday, January 16 2013
The suicide of Aaron Swartz, a prodigy whose technical contributions and political advocacy helped to shape the open architecture of the Internet, has revived calls to rein in the extent of the power that the Justice Department enjoys when it pursues suspects accused of computer crimes. Read More