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6 secure alternatives to WhatsApp

Your data is valuable. Take care of it.
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Edward Snowden: The Internet Is Broken

The activist talks to Popular Science about digital naïveté
By Sep 26, 2015
Military

The UK Named Their Invasive Spying Apparatus ‘Karma Police’

This is what you get, when your metadata belongs to us
By Jul 31, 2015
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Apple Music Might Not Stream The Songs You Want It To

A metadata mixup
By Aug 15, 2014
Technology

In Metadata We Trust, Minus The Margins Of Error

Just because a Russian soldier's Instagram says he's in Ukraine doesn't mean he is.
By Jun 13, 2014
Technology

Cell Phone Location Data Is Private, Court Rules

A case for warrants in the 21st century.
By Feb 14, 2014
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Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?

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By Jul 2, 2013
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MIT Will Map Your Relationships Using Your Metadata

Give MIT a little access to your Gmail, get a big graph of all your relationships!
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Technology

What Can We Learn From Spying On Our Own Metadata?

Why let the NSA have all the fun?