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Hacktivism

How hacktivism intersects with the law

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
Activists are using technology, sometimes illegally, to promote social and political change. What kind of legal backlash do they face?
A demonstrator, and supporter of the group Anonymous, rests during a protest against corrupt governments and corporations in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Hacktivism

Founder of hacker group LulzSec explains the chaos of hacktivism

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Apr 28, 2017
“Did I help the cause or did I hurt the cause?” asks Hector Monsegur, otherwise known by his hacker handle Sabu.
“When you're using hacking to disrupt a government without an understanding of all the consequences, that's when I start to feel like there's a lot more chaos than sense,” said Hector Monsegur, founder of the hacker group LulzSec and a director at Rhino Security.
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How the internet went from a hippie project to a game of Monopoly

by Molly Wood
Apr 19, 2017
In 'Move Fast and Break Things,' Jonathan Taplin examines how the wild web's big players became overlords.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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True: Google is now fact-checking your search results

by Andy Uhler
Apr 7, 2017
The internet, as we learned all too well during the election, makes the public more susceptible to fake news. Facebook announced fake news-spotting tips for its users this week. Now Google has expanded a tool to help users decide how true a given search result might be by telling users if it’s been fact-checked. Its […]
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Amazon wants to bring more food suppliers on board

by Annie Baxter
Mar 31, 2017
The online retailing behemoth Amazon is reportedly courting big food manufacturers. According to Bloomberg, the retailer is asking the companies to pay a visit to its Seattle headquarters for several days of talks. The point of such a meeting? To try to get companies like General Mills and Mondelez to rely less on big grocery […]
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Your online privacy may soon come with a price tag

by Jed Kim
Mar 29, 2017
VPN providers are eyeing ways to make you feel more secure, for a fee.
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Your internet data may be up for sale

by Molly Wood
Mar 27, 2017
The U.S. Senate voted to kill the FCC's broadband privacy rules. The House will vote Tuesday.
The House of Representatives will vote on repealing the Federal Communications Commission's broadband privacy rules on Tuesday after Senate approval last week.
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Senate votes to end Obama-era privacy rules

by Mark Garrison
Mar 24, 2017
Most congressional headlines are focused on health care this week, but another bill is on the move that could kill off internet privacy protections. The Senate voted Thursday to put a stop to Obama administration privacy rules that would prevent internet providers like Comcast and Verizon from selling consumer browsing information. The bill looks likely […]
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What it means to be a diplomat in a digital age

by Stephanie Hughes and Ben Johnson
Mar 20, 2017
Anne-Marie Slaughter says that diplomacy isn't just taking place in oak-paneled rooms anymore.
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Somebody's in McTrouble

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 16, 2017
Donald Trump’s favorite fast-food giant McDonald's deletes a tweet insulting the president.
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook supported Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump’s first pick for Secretary of Labor, before Puzder withdrew.
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