News, opinions, and tips
EFF and Lookout uncover new malware espionage campaign infecting thousands of Signal and Whatsapp users around the world
It's the (democracy-poisoning) golden age of free speech
Online voting won't save democracy
Can technology rescue democracy?
United States fails to reform mass surveillance program
Apple blocked an app that detects net neutrality violations
Legislation to look out for in 2018 in Europe
Why a major cyberattack could be as costly as a hurricane
Vast cybercrime syndicate in China
How to read a privacy policy
Research and reports
Freedom of the World 2018: Democracy in Crisis - Freedom House
Malware, web-based attacks remain top cybersecurity threats - European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
Fact sheet - Access to internet and freedom to receive and impart information and ideas - European Court of Human Rights
The safety of journalists and the danger of impunity - UNESCO
Events
Computers, privacy, and data protection 2018 - Brussels, 24 - 26 January
Internet Governance Forum USA 2018 - IGF-USA
This week in history
1883 - First electric lighting system employing overhead wires1903 - First regular transatlantic radio broadcast between USA and England
1920 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) founded
1941 - British Daily Worker banned
1951 - Supreme Court of the United States rules incitement to riot is not protected speech
1955 - SCRABBLE debuts
1986 - First meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force
1988 - Future Czech President Vaclav Havel is arrested for protesting
1999 - China News Service announces new restrictions on internet use, especially at internet cafes
2012 - SOPA protests
2012 - US FBI shuts down megaupload.com
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