Surveillance and the Limits of Law
Section 215 of the Patriot Act is set to sunset. New legislation would kill it entirely. But how much do intelligence agencies follow the law anyway?
The AT&T-Time Warner Suit: Is Antitrust Back?
After years of seeming government indifference to ever-larger monopolistic firms, the DOJ has filed suit against the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner. Does this signal a much-needed resurgence of antitrust action? Or is it a one-off?
New Digital Fakery May Make Truth Even More Elusive
Software now in development makes it easy to fabricate audio and video of real people, literally putting words in their mouths.
Will Surveillance Finally Sunset?
Controversial surveillance authorizations are scheduled to sunset this year. Now is the time to press for the end of these Constitution-defying practices.
FCC to ISPs: Stop Spying
The Internet just got a lot more private for the average user thanks to a recent Federal Communications Commission ruling. [...]
Why America Needs Technoskepticism
With the presidential election turning on economic issues, Art Keller points out that neither party addressed the major cause of today’s inequality and job insecurity, nor has any plan to deal with it now. Hint: it isn’t trade.
