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 )

Digital Privacy

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Sep 6, 2014 Dig deeper

NSA and Naked Celebs

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Sep 3, 2014 Dig deeper

Data Storms and the Tyranny of Manufactured Forgetting

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Jul 3, 2014 The current mainstream debate regarding the crisis in Iraq and Syria offers a near perfect example of both the death of historical memory and the collapse of critical thinking in the United States. Dig deeper ( 20 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 )

Facebook Reveals User Information Exposed in Data Breach

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 23, 2013 The world's largest social networking company acknowledged late Friday that a technical flaw in its system inadvertently allowed the phone numbers and email addresses of 6 million users over the past year to be accessed by unauthorized viewers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Judge Bush Legacy, Rove Battles the Koch Brothers, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 23, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the Republican governor who is pushing for stricter gun control and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake pulls a fast one on the mother of a mass shooting victim. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Voter Information Wars: Will the GOP Team Up With Wal-Mart’s Data Specialist?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Republicans want to use data to make predictions about individual voters, and they may contract with a "data warehousing" company used by Wal-Mart and Apple. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What Do Data Brokers Know About You?

By Lois Beckett, ProPublica Mar 10, 2013 Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost every American. They sell information about whether you're pregnant or divorced or trying to lose weight, about how rich you are and what kinds of cars you have. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Census Shows Nearly Half of Americans Are Struggling Financially

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 The general gist of findings from the 2010 census may not be shocking, but the actual numbers detailing the growing problem of the shrinking middle class in America are: Nearly half of all Americans qualify for the poor or low-income categories, making income inequality an issue that now splits the nation down the middle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The FCC, Net Neutrality and the Future Enrons of the Internet

Derek Lazzaro / Truthdig Feb 24, 2011 Apparently having learned nothing from its failure to rein in Enron, Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and the rest, Congress is pushing to deregulate Internet service providers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Personal Data Farmed Out by Facebook Apps

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2010 No matter how strict Facebook users may be with their settings, their bid for privacy can be compromised by third-party software developers who make those annoying apps that let users play games with each other -- and, apparently, share their personal information with advertisers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )