By Nika Knight / Common DreamsJul 14, 2016
Revisions in smartphone technology could allow police and government forces to stop citizens from recording abuses of force. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsApr 3, 2016
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 19, 2016
This week, it's a no-brainer. Tim Cook is our Truthdigger of the Week for his willingness to take on the "1984"-like security state with a statement of principle on behalf of privacy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsJan 20, 2016
An Amnesty International and Africa Resources Watch report traces the sale of cobalt, used in batteries for cellphones and electric cars, from mines where children work in "perilous conditions." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 9, 2015
Researchers believe all the digital information in the world could be kept in the "amount of liquid in a case of wine"; smartphones have turned humans into "deadwalkers"; meanwhile, Paul Ryan unintentionally highlighted the need for raising the minimum wage in his first speech as speaker of the House. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 10, 2015
The tech giants have censored popular gay social networking apps in South Korea and elsewhere amid increasing attempts by government and conservative activists to silence LGBT activists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 17, 2015
A software vulnerability on hundreds of millions of Samsung Galaxy phones allows hackers—civilian or government—to “look through the phones’ camera, listen to the microphone, read incoming and outgoing texts and install apps,” according to researchers cited in The Independent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 29, 2015
Facebook users who already feel a tad ambivalent about the social media behemoth's extensive privacy issues might want to sit down for this squirm-inducing update on that front. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMay 19, 2015
It appears that South Korea is playing Orwellian catch-up with its security-obsessed northern neighbor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMar 27, 2015
The United Nations has withdrawn from a partnership with controversial ridesharing app Uber over fears for women’s safety. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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