The company’s dominance means it can easily manipulate voter behavior. Though it claims it won’t, just the possibility is a threat to democracy This is like a scene out of NetFlix’s House … Continue reading You may hate Donald Trump. But do you want Facebook to rig the election against him?

Chalk up another victory for user privacy. Add Viber to your list of secure messaging apps, along with Apple’s iMessage and Facebook’s (???) WhatsApp. The fact that FaceBook owns WhatsApp is a … Continue reading Viber Adds End-to-End Encryption like WhatsApp, Apple

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Glenn Greenwald tells Christiane Amanpour plutocrats in Brazil are using “anti-democratic means” to impeach President Dilma. She was elected into office by the people, she didn’t commit any crimes, … Continue reading Glenn Greenwald: Dilma’s impeachment ‘anti-democratic’ – CNN Video

“There are many ways to influence voters—more ways than ever these days, thanks to cable television, mobile devices and the Internet. Why be so afraid of Google’s search engine? If rankings are … Continue reading How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election – Robert Epstein 

Mulan star Ming-Na Wen among those to criticise Hollywood for ‘whitewashing’ anime classic by failing to cast Asian actor as Major Kusanagi Release: @ParamountPics & @DWAnimation “GHOST IN THE SHELL” is in … Continue reading ‘Whitewashing’ row over Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell role reignites

Justin Trudeau, the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, received a wave of universally positive press last week after he appeared to explain the mechanics of quantum computing in an impromptu answer … Continue reading Justin Trudeau’s Quantum Computing Explanation Was Likely Staged for Publicity

NERC chief has final say and faces dilemma between credibility of the organisation and burden of public opinion I love online polls. Reminds me of the time Mountain Dew ran a similar … Continue reading Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name polar research vessel

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, was taken off a flight after he called an uncle in Baghdad and a passenger overheard him. What? I thought we were … Continue reading College Student Is Removed From Flight After Speaking Arabic on Plane

Newspapers in California published pro-TPP columns that appear to have been at least partially authored by lobbyists working for the Japanese government. Take this column by former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, … Continue reading Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts by Foreign Government Lobbyists

NSA whistleblower responds to admission by Australian federal police that it investigated leaks to a Guardian journalist by requesting his metadata Great comment over at Reddit regarding this article: Drew If only … Continue reading Edward Snowden on police pursuing journalist data: the scandal is what the law allows

99 Cents Only store magnate Howard Gold lives next to George Clooney. On Saturday night, both of them threw political fundraisers for would-be 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. This is great! Tickets went … Continue reading George Clooney’s neighbor threw a $27/plate Sanders fundraiser to counter Clooney’s $33K/head Hillary event

They were calling for an end to austerity — and the resignation of David Cameron. The number of protesters is between 50,000 and 150,000, in other words, huge! Yet the BBC chose … Continue reading Thousands of anti-austerity protesters fill the streets of London