NSA’s Misguided Mission

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 8, 2014 Even those who believe the National Security Agency's vacuum-cleaner surveillance of electronic communications does not trample privacy rights should be troubled by this practical implication: If you try to know everything, you end up knowing nothing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Much Would You Sell Your ‘Data Soul’ For?

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2014 A Dutch student sold all his online data to the highest bidder to make an important point; your CDs (if you have any left) are slowly dying because they weren't made to last; meanwhile, the Israeli government is trying to persuade Palestinian Christians to join its military forces. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Activist Says U.S. Using Terrorism Charges to Stifle Political Dissent

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why is the FBI harassing peace activists in the Midwest? Also: The Sunlight Foundation's plan to fight money in politics, the mystery of Canada's vanishing women, and the threat of big data. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Did All the Republican Israel Critics Go?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 Democrats are no longer as chummy with Israel as the GOP has become; big data's on everybody's mind these days; meanwhile, a Finnish columnist offers his perspective on the Ukraine and Russia conflict from a different vantage point. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Invasion of the Data Snatchers

By Catherine Crump and Matthew Harwood, TomDispatch Mar 27, 2014 Estimates vary, but by 2020 there could be over 30 billion devices connected to the Internet. Once dumb, they will have smartened up thanks to sensors and other technologies embedded in them and, thanks to your machines, your life will quite literally have gone online. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Bankers and Big Data

Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Mar 16, 2014 Dig deeper

Privacy Tools: How to Opt Out From Data Brokers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Much Is Your Personal Data Worth?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 It’s no secret that companies are consistently increasing the amount of intel they collect on Internet users in order to target ads effectively, but have you ever wondered what that information is valued at? One user, who’s been unashamedly hiding from advertisers by using blockers, has decided to calculate just how much money giving up his privacy could make him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Ranks 27th in Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2013 Despite arguments that privatization makes the American health system the best, 26 other countries' are better; it's no coincidence there are more large earthquakes occurring as drilling has increased; meanwhile, artist Nickolay Lamm shows us what a real, healthy Barbie would look like with his latest work. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama to Set Deportation Record

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2013 By 2014, the Obama administration will have deported more people than were expelled from 1892 to 1997; a majority of Californians believe that increasing the number of guidance counselors in schools would be more beneficial for safety than adding armed police officers; and while some see the fall of print journalism as a tragedy, others see it as an opportunity. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )