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Germany Rejects Facebook’s Real-Name Policy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 30, 2015 Germany has taken on the global social media site by ruling that its real-name policy violates German citizens' right to privacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Executive of ‘The Safest Place on the Internet’ Answers Privacy Exposé

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 19, 2014 The chief executive of the "anonymous" social media app that The Guardian determined was tracking its users did not dispute the accuracy of the paper's report and said in his first public statement on the matter, "We realize that we're not infallible." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Arcadio Esquivel, Cagle Cartoons, La Prensa, Panama Jan 25, 2014 Dig deeper

Open Doubts About the ‘Internet in a Box’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2012 The open-source "FreedomBox" promises “turnkey” privacy, anonymity and security while surfing the Internet. But development problems may ensure it never escapes the feverish dreams of open Internet advocates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A New Kind of Money

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2011 For the past two years, a new kind of digital currency has been gaining in popularity Bitcoin is used to make supposedly anonymous direct transactions between buyers and sellers of goods and services online all over the world, without the oversight of (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )