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surveillance Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again (cryptography edition) Cory Doctorow
spooks Australia announces plan to ban working cryptography at home and in the US, UK, New Zealand, and Canada Cory Doctorow
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travel You think holiday air travel sucks? Try flying while disabled. On American Airlines. Sawyer Rosenstein
Copyfight MEP who resigned ACTA role explains how the treaty will result in invasive border searches of personal devices, privacy-invading dissemination of public's personal information Cory Doctorow
guestblog I haven't used soap or shampoo in a year, and it's awesome: a personal experiment Sean Bonner
Funny Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" – a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport Cory Doctorow
Air Canada: for $35, we'll let you talk to customer-service reps who can actually help you with a cancelled flight Cory Doctorow
