Census Bureau Site Goes Live as Counting Begins in Earnest

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The 2020 head count is the first in which most people are being encouraged to answer the questions online. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Mexico Sues Google Over Collection of Children’s Data

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2020 State official says information being mined at schools includes locations, websites visited, videos watched, passwords and contact lists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shift to Digital Census Raises Fears of Iowa Caucuses-Like Breakdown

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2020 A lot of new technology is expected for this year's once-in-a-decade count. Experts and watchdogs sound the alarm about potential mayhem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Internet-Connected Cars Accelerate Down Data-Collection Highway

MICHAEL LIEDTKE / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2018 By 2020, about 75 percent of cars sold will be plugged into the internet. While there are some benefits, surveillance is a concern. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook Scandal Affects More Users Than Thought: Up to 87M

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Apr 4, 2018 The social media giant vastly expands the estimate of those touched by the Cambridge Analytica privacy case. The company also says it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Inside AT&T’s ‘Deeply Collaborative’ Relationship With the NSA

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 Although the fact that telecom giants have been in cahoots with the National Security Agency at the expense of consumers' privacy isn't news, a fresh exposé by The New York Times about AT&T's eager service to the intelligence organization is enough to make users unplug from the company once and for all. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

If Big Data Drives Policy, Just What Are We Voting For?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 Excessive reliance on data could influence even well-meaning politicians to lose sight of small-d democratic goals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NSA Reform Blocked by Paranoid Republican Senators

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 19, 2014 “God forbid we wake up tomorrow and [Islamic State] is in the United States,” Sen. Marco Rubio said as the USA Freedom Act, considered a "gift to terrorists" by critics, was rejected by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Just How Closely Do the NSA and U.S. Companies Work Together?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2014 Documents describe “contractual relationships” between NSA and US companies, as well as undercover operatives at some U companies . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hospitals Are Mining Patients’ Credit Card Data

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2014 Medical centers are jumping aboard the bandwagon of privacy invasion as they buy data on millions of patients both to anticipate when they'll get sick and for their own financial purposes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Our Only Hope Will Come Through Rebellion’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 31, 2014 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discussed "recent conflicting federal court decisions on the legality of NSA spying" in a talk at the Connecticut Civil Liberties Conference at Central Connecticut State University on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

6 Out of 10 Americans Want Spying Collection Reform

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 16, 2014 Ahead of a scheduled presidential announcement on NSA practices, fears are growing that Barack Obama will allow the agency to retain its bulk databases on U.S. phone call information despite polls showing substantial public support for restriction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )