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A proposed law in France could allow the authorities to access and gather internet user data without judicial approval. The legislation has been slammed by activists as going “against the principles of democracy” and eroding civil liberties.
The legislation is part of the 2014-2019 Defense Appropriation up for voting Tuesday. Article 13 of th
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UK representatives are said to be blocking a European inquiry into the covert gathering of “vast amounts of electronic communications.” In the wake of the NSA scandal, the Council of Europe wants to prevent abuses that could “destroy democracy.”
The Council of Europe, an organization that brings together 47 countries to consider human rights issues,
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Editor of End the Lie
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Authors highlighted greater internet activism as a bright spot among worrying developments. A protest against cybercrime law near the presidential palace in Manila October 13, 2012. (Reuters / Cheryl Ravelo)
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The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland, as seen from the air, January 29, 2010.(AFP Photo / Saul Loeb)
Declassified National Security Agency documents show that it unlawfully scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other “wholly domestic” communic
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On second thought, the title should really be “How to browse almost totally anonymously,” since staying completely anonymous online is nearly impossible these days.
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Deals brokered between federal agents and foreign corporations have allowed the United States government to easily intercept and interpret a vast swath of communication data sent around the world, new documents reveal.
In a National Security Agency slideshow obtained by The Washington Post and attributed to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the US government enco
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US President Barack Obama. (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb)
United States President Barack Obama is likely to endorse a Federal Bureau of Investigation effort that would ensure all Internet companies in the US provide a way for the government to conduct undetected, backdoor surveillance.
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