Google challenges DOJ’s surveillance gag order
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57589914-38/google-challenges-dojs-surveillance-gag-order/
Category: Mutterings
Article: Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence
Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/16/192369272/privacy-past-and-present-a-saga-of-american-ambivalence
Sharing this because the Constitutional history was interesting.
Article: Irrational Economic Values
Irrational Economic Values
http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2013/06/11/irrational-economic-values/
A tad longer than his usual blog post, but well worth the time to reach the end.
Article: 50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures
50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/10/189280329/50-years-after-the-equal-pay-act-gender-wage-gap-endures
For most of my adult life l have been living proof that l wasn’t born with the correct external anatomy to warrant equal pay. l still see red whenever l read or think too much about it.
Article: When Your Data Is Your Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?
When Your Data Is Your Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?
Excellent article. And, yes, I read the whole thing before sharing it here.
Article: Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveillance story
Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveillance story
http://gigaom.com/2013/06/07/through-a-prism-darkly-tracking-the-ongoing-nsa-surveillance-story/
A follow up to last Thursday’s Big Brother bombshell.
Article: Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily
Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
Definitely not feeling the Big Brotherly love from the Obama Administration. Also not happy that my carrier and me by extension are the victims of this Orwellian development.
Article: One of My Computers is Down…
One of My Computers is Down…
http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2013/06/04/one-of-my-computers-is-down/
I wish I lived closer to him. I would have gladly helped repair his infected computer. And I completely agree with his suggestion in the final paragraph.
Article: Dear SFWA Writers: Let’s Chat About Censorship & Bullying
Dear SFWA Writers: Let’s Chat About Censorship & Bullying
http://www.kameronhurley.com/?p=13124
My favorite anagram: Listen = Silent
Try it and you might like it and/or learn something.
Article: Did Apple conspire to fix ebook prices? The DOJ takes Cupertino to court on Monday
Did Apple conspire to fix ebook prices? The DOJ takes Cupertino to court on Monday
Somewhat old news in the sense that there’s nothing really new to report. I just wish this case had its sights set on Amazon.