Do You Own Your Identity Online?
The European “right to be forgotten” could help protect U.S. citizens against blanket data surveillance.
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Secrecy, Surveillance, and Misinformation: Lessons From Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Rereading the late senator in a post-Edward Snowden and Julian Assange era.
FAQ: Why Is the NSA So Interested in ‘Angry Birds’ and Other Leaky Smartphone Apps?
Answers to some of your questions about how the NSA and its British counterpart have been scouring smartphone apps.
Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Web
It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.
Doing Gender With Wallets and Purses
What do you carry with you every day—both for yourself and for others? And what does it say about you?
Is the NSA Really Preventing Terrorist Attacks?
The agency, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots. But there’s no evidence the claim is true.
Drone Makers Gather to Defend Their Much-Maligned Machines
At a recent conference on drones, manufacturers argue that drones don’t kill; the people ordering them around do.
Why Have All Human Cultures, Unlike Many Mammalian Species, Evolved to Value Sexual Privacy?
Acts of public sex typically represent a reversal of cultural norms.