That rose is not a rose. After Leaks, Obama Leads Damage Control Effort
http://nytimes.com/2013/06/29/us/politics/after-leaks-obama-leads-damage-control-effort.html Pinky promise?
Freeform
Another reason to quit Facebook. Android app skips consent, gives Facebook servers user phone numbers
http://www.zdnet.com/norton-android-app-skips-consent-gives-facebook-servers-user-phone-numbers-7000017475/ It is further seeming I will need to consent to being spied upon or tracked, intentionally or accidentally, in order to participate in modern society. Fear of surveillance, regardless of the reasons or scope or explanations, makes silence the norm and leaves problems unsolved.
Review: Digg Reader wins RSS feeds handling contest
Digg Reader is simple and fast. And that’s just what fans of RSS feeds needed.
I know where the trolls live, all 46,457 of them
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollh%C3%A4ttan In Trollhättan of course!
Salon, the Onion and a bad day: signs you are a spy. Obama’s crackdown views leaks as aiding enemies of U.S.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/06/20/194513/obamas-crackdown-views-leaks-as.html#.UcdMGp_D-Ag It seems if you work for the U.S. government, you are presumed guilty and deserve to be spied upon by your colleagues. This is going too far.
We need a court for this court. Warrantless searches: The court “oversight” of NSA phone surveillance is a joke.
http://mobile.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/warrantless_searches_the_court_oversight_of_nsa_phone_surveillance_is_a.single.html Details about the court oversight of the NSA program. Note the word “reasonable.” Such murkiness. Pre-approval to conduct analysis. How is that oversight?
Clever, clever plants bringing the quantum to biology. Maybe.
Scientists make headway into artificially replicating photosynthesis and uncover quantum characteristics in plants’ handling of light.
The secret of making a video go viral: ego
People spread content to boost their reputation, so make sure your stories award sharing with a delicious ego boost.
And now: practical ways to go anti-NSA. Worried Who’s Watching Your Web Browsing? Adafruit’s Onion Pi Tor Proxy Project Creates A Private, Portable Wi-Fi Access Point – TechCrunch
http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/06/18/onion-pi/ If surveillance is a way of modern life then I suppose anti-surveillance will be, too. Delicious Raspberry Pi vs. NSA!
A surveilled society is a failed society. LA Times – NSA revelations threaten worldwide trust in Facebook, Google
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76312253/ Whether or not it is right that your government watches your every move has nothing to do with whether you think your behavior is OK or not. Nonspecific surveillance serves one master unless every judgment is transparent: control.