It’s not just about your data, it’s about the security of the country. The most common initial phase of a hacking episode relies on spear phishing, a term used to describe a … Continue reading National security is at risk because Congress wants to make it easier to buy and sell your internet data

This latest congressional corruption highlights who owns and controls the U.S. Congress, and at whose expense. Indeed, there’s no minimally persuasive rationale that can be concocted for this vote. It manifestly has … Continue reading To Serve AT&T and Comcast, Congressional GOP Votes to Destroy Online Privacy

Uh, no. If they have no plans to sell your data, then why did they lobby so hard to be able to sell your data? Source: Major ISPs now say they won’t … Continue reading Major ISPs now say they won’t sell your browsing history. Yeah. Right.

Rich countries export air pollution, and its associated mortality, as they import goods 22% of these deaths are from countries like the United States using cheap labor in China for example and … Continue reading Global air pollution: Airborne particles cause more than 3m early deaths a year

No number is more important for investors right now than inflation. The belief that it will continue to rise underpins the recent rally in financial stocks and the slump in government bonds. … Continue reading Everything the Market Thinks About Inflation Might Be Wrong

The administration said its next move on regulating broadband service would be to jettison the Obama administration’s net neutrality rules, which were intended to safeguard free expression online. Oh bummer.. and we … Continue reading Net Neutrality Is Trump’s Next Target, Administration Says

On Tuesday, Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump that wipes away landmark online privacy protections. In a party-line vote, House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast … Continue reading Activist Starts a Campaign To Buy and Publish Browsing Histories of Politicians Who Passed Anti-Privacy Law

Looks like Trump made people buy more markers. Trump said he would help bring back jobs… and he might just be succeeding where art supplies are concerned! Omg. ❤ #WomensMarchCLT pic.twitter.com/zzOt7XqDNy — … Continue reading Art supply sales are up, because protest signs don’t make themselves

Republicans in Congress just voted to reverse a landmark FCC privacy rule that opens the door for ISPs to sell customer data. Lawmakers provided no credible reason for this being in the … Continue reading The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them

A historian claims only apocalyptic destruction can close the gap between rich and poor. If things keep going the way they are, then the historian is probably correct. Fortunately: Scheidel acknowledges non-cataclysmic … Continue reading Is Nuclear War the Only Cure for Inequality? – Scientific American

A ‘nuclear’ confrontation in the Senate could come as soon as next week. Looks like Gorsuch may not get the votes needed to be confirmed and the Republicans may invoke the “Nuclear … Continue reading Gorsuch’s path to 60 votes closing fast

Private Internet Access, a VPN provider, takes out a full page ad in The New York Times calling out 50 senators allthefoxesATF and DTF[M] Regardless of your choice of VPN provider, it’s … Continue reading 50 senators voted to monitor your Internet activity for financial gain