Google fights secret court over right to reveal user data request stats
Google has filed a motion with the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), arguing that gag orders over data requests are unconstitutional.
What we learned from NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s live Q&A
NSA leaker Edward Snowden gives the world more information about U.S. government surveillance, his reasons for fleeing to Hong Kong, and more.
Are cable companies breaking the law to keep Internet TV down?
Why do we have hundreds of cable channels but nearly nothing with online TV? Provider competition may be to blame, but such tactics might even be illegal.
The most offensive thing about PRISM? That horrible PowerPoint – so this guy redesigned it
PRISM has some ugly slides, but don't worry Parisian designer Emiland De Cubber has spruced it up a bit despite regardless of the program's purpose.
Stop watching us: Mozilla, Reddit among forces demanding answers about surveillance
Mozilla just launched a campaign to demand more information about how the Internet is monitored.
Google asks the U.S. Government to disclose NSA requests after Prism controversy
After Google was named as one of the companies that shared private data with Prism, it is now requesting that the NSA tells everyone what Google did share.
‘Game of Thrones’ sets a new piracy record with season finale
HBO's 'Game of Thrones' season three finale became the second most popular series in the channel's history, but it also sets a new piracy record.
Reminder: Kickstarter can pull the plug on your project for no reason
Kickstarter's Terms of Service states it can shut down a project whenever it pleases - but does it have to explain why?
Apple bursts onto the streaming radio scene with iTunes Radio
At the Apple World Wide Developer Conference, Apple unveiled iTunes Radio, which may end up competing with Spotify, Pandora, and other streaming music apps.
NSA whistleblower behind PRISM leaks reveals identity, seeks political asylum abroad
Edward Snowden, the man behind last week's leaks of top secret document that reveal widespread surveillance of U.S. citizens, has revealed his identity.
Hack your way to dinner with these apps that make sense of your fridge
Check out these mobile and Web apps to help you find recipes with what you already have on hand.
AOL sells shuttered blogs to former AOL boss
Townsquare Media has purchased four of the blogs closed by AOL in a move that reunites said sites with the man responsible for their creations.
China censors Wikipedia ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Just days before today's anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Chinese authorities blocked the HTTPS encrypted version of Wikipedia.
Google, Facebook, Bing under fire for not enough anti-child porn funding in the U.K.
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are coming under fire in the United Kingdom over the amount of money they've donated to a charity to stop child pornography.
Despite Netflix availability, the world illegally downloaded ‘Arrested Development’
Despite easy access for the price of a Netflix subscription, more than 100,000 people torrented the new "Arrested Development" on its first day of release.
In unsurprising news, ‘Arrested Development’ traffic skyrocketed this weekend
The Bluth family's return was a big boon for Netflix.
Google Hangouts brings universal chat to Google … as well as these privacy problems
Google is rightfully developing its services to better serve their growing public, but some of the instant messaging updates they did are questionable.
Discovery reinvents itself for the Internet with TestTube
Discovery Communications has launched TestTube, a video network of science-related programming with fifteen series available online and media streamers.
Hands on with Google conversational search: Is it time to start talking to our browsers?
Google quietly rolled out conversational search, enabling users to search using their voice, but just how practical is it?
Amazon monetizes on the fan fiction cult with ‘Kindle Worlds’
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Amazon is taking fan fiction to a legitimate, for-profit endeavor with a new program called Kindle Worlds.
What anonymous tipster tool Strongbox means for the future of online media
A new protected anonymous dropbox for New Yorker sources is one of the most important inventions for journalism.
