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Obama lays down new limits on NSA, with more reforms to come
"“Some of the most disturbing revelations that came out over the last few months were the ones surrounding the NSA's attempts to weaken or circumvent e…
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After Obama's NSA Speech, Tech Companies Wait and See
""Because they've negotiated this with the government, we still don't even have a concrete sense of the number of the things" they hand o…
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Obama NSA Reform Speech Promises Modest Changes
""It’s a good first step, but it is not nearly as far as his Review Group recommended nor as far as Congress has proposed," Michelle Richardson,…
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Surveillance threatens U.S. business climate, democracy, say Stanford researchers
""We are no longer seen as a safe business climate," said Aleecia M. McDonald, director of privacy at Stanford's Center for Internet and Soci…
Barbara van Shewick on Net Neutrality
Listen to the full interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/full-interviews/2014/01/16/bonus-barbara-van-she... Could your ISP intentionally slow down Netflix o…
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Net Neutrality Is Gone: AT&T, Verizon And Comcast Now Control What Sites Users Can Access
""AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast will be able to deliver some sites and services more quickly and reliably than others for any reason," telecommu…
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Sometimes a Rip-Off Is Just a Rip-Off
"“The way I saw this, it’s wholesale taking of copyrighted material,” says Christopher Sprigman, an NYU law professor who shares the copyleft point of view…
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Groundbreaking patent-abuse settlement
"Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said, “The Electronic Frontier Foundation applauds the New York Attorney General for work…
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Could data collection have stopped 9/11? White House thinks so
"The "big question … [is] whether our government is going to spy on Americans," said Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the ACLU."…
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Judge reaffirms 'Constitution-free zones' near border, teeing up high court fight
""I think Americans are justifiably becoming increasingly surprised and even outraged by the extent to which the national security state seems to be m…
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What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You
"Places where people didn't think they were being watched are now repositories for collecting information, says Ryan Calo assistant professor at the Un…
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NSA makes final push to retain most mass surveillance powers
"Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union, who was at the meeting, said the coalition’s main message to the White House was to end bulk do…