Some Cities Plan to Create Their Own Net Neutrality

Valerie Vande Panne / AlterNet Jan 15, 2018 Fort Collins, Colo., joins the growing list of those opting out of big telecom, much to the disdain of giants like Comcast. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The TPP: A Time Bomb That Could Blow Up a Free Internet

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 7, 2015 The copyright provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership could curtail Internet users’ basic access to information and right of self-expression on the Web, criminalizing common online activities and enforcing widespread Internet censorship. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Throws Out Lawsuit by ACLU and Nation Magazine Against the NSA

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 24, 2015 In dismissing the plaintiffs’ claim that they were threatened by unwarranted surveillance, the judge ludicrously reasoned that, because the NSA did not admit to its spying, the plaintiffs' fears were "subjective." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Physicists Are Building an NSA-Proof Internet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2014 It’s long been the Holy Grail of communications: technology that not only maximizes privacy, but also reveals when a message has been intercepted or copied. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No More Net Neutrality

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Feb 10, 2014 Dig deeper

China’s Online Monitors Outnumber Its Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 There are 2 million people surveilling Internet usage in China, half a million more than are safeguarding the country in its army; memory's fallibility is a good thing, according to some neuroscientists; meanwhile, the Fukushima disaster is enough evidence that all nuclear plants should be shut down. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where Are the Tears for Pakistani Children?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 President Obama should be crying over kids killed by drones in Pakistan, not just those slain on American soil; apparently some believe that the Sandy Hook massacre was God's reckoning for our support of abortion and gay marriage; meanwhile, the open Internet comes to an end as the United Nations give governments power to cut off parts of it. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Regulating Internet

Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Dec 17, 2012 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 )

SOPA

Manny Francisco, Cagle Cartoons, Manila, The Phillippines Jan 20, 2012 Dig deeper