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Big Tech

The Key to Defeating Big Tech? Tell Users How Much Their Data Is Worth

We’re going to live in a digital future, so it’s important that we shape it to be the kind of future we want.
By Ryan Khurana
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan.

This New Chrome Extension Makes Protesting Trump Easier Than Ever

The program displays a congressman's party affiliation, the state they represent and the phone number for their Washington, D.C. office.
By John Bonazzo
Ashley Madison homepage (Photo: Screenshot/AshleyMadison.com)

The Internet Has Very Little Sympathy for Ashley Madison Users

Usually with a data breach of this magnitude, there’s a lot of talk about how privacy should be respected. Not so much this time.
By Nick Mangione
Hi. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Hardware Projects for Mobile Privacy

By Brady Dale

If You Want to Know What Keeps You Happy, This App Could Help You Find Out

By Jack Smith IV

Freshly Minted: Mysterious Encryption Startup Wickr Nabs $30B and Jim Breyer Endorsement

By Jack Smith IV
(Twitter)

Bitly Gets Hacked, Asks Users to Change Passwords

By Jordyn Taylor
Mr. Buckles, from a picture scraped from Linkedin, irony intact.

Dutch Student Sells His Online Info to Beat Data Marketers

By Jack Smith IV

Sony Snubs Congress, Admits to Another Security Breach

By Ben Popper

Facebook Responds To WSJ with Zero-Tolerance Privacy Policy

By Observer Staff

Big Publishers Explain: Sorry, Protecting Users’ Privacy Is Too Expensive

By Observer Staff
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