A History of Media Control and Media Blackouts in Coups d’Etat
With the information disarray coming out of Turkey during the (seemingly failed) military coup, we see the same pattern of attempting to control media as we've seen for the past…
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Turkey blocks Facebook and Twitter following military coup to unseat Erdogan
The Turkey coup to unseat Erdogan has predictably resulted in social media censorship as the Turkish government and military start firing shots. The two major bridges leading in and out…
There are two prongs in the ongoing attack on liberty and freedoms of opinion, assembly, and expression
There are two parallel prongs being executed right now to crack down on liberty in an unprecedented fashion: freedoms of assembly, of expression, of speech, and liberty overall. To realize…
Fourth Amendment Caucus defeats Patriot Act expansion in Congress
Days ago, the Fourth Amendment Caucus, a collection of 25 House Representatives, managed to block an expansion of the Patriot Act surveillance measures in Congress. HR 5606, unironically called the “Anti-Terrorism…
Password sharing is not a federal crime… But it is still illegal in Tennessee
Is password sharing illegal? Recent actions from the 9th circuit court have sparked slightly erroneous headlines claiming that sharing your password is a federal crime. To grossly simplify the case,…
PIA Adds Ad Blocker: Introducing Private Internet Access MACE™
July 8th, 2016: Private Internet Access MACE™ is a new feature that block ads, trackers and malware. Private Internet Access (PIA) has always sought to provide the most privacy-preserving solutions…
United Kingdom ignorant and clueless in pushing a ten-year prison sentence for unauthorized sharing: not even death penalty stops sharing
The United Kingdom appears to stubbornly move ahead with a ten year prison sentence for unauthorized sharing. This is not just counterproductive, but stupid and ineffective. Evidence shows that not…
These 17 countries don’t believe that freedom of expression on the Internet is a basic human right
Freedom of Expression on the Internet is taken for granted by many of us. Around the world, headlines are heralding the fact that the UN has passed a resolution which…
Swedish politicians consider opening population’s medical-research DNA database for private insurance companies
Since 1975, Sweden has taken a DNA sample from all newborns for medical research purposes, and asked parents' consent to do so for this research purpose. This means that over…
What could a whole year of your internet history reveal? The UK wants to find out – and without needing a warrant
Does your internet history from the last twelve months have anything that you wouldn’t want the public, the government, or even a blackmailing hacker to know about? For most people…