web theory How a culture of fear thrives in attention economies, and what that means for "radical transparency" and the Zuckerberg doctrine Cory Doctorow
corruption Evidence of Britain's colonial crimes revealed, including orders to cover up evidence of further atrocities Cory Doctorow
uk Open-data Cities Conference in Brighton, England: turning municipal governments into open data collaborators Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Australia's government won't disclose its secret copyright meetings because knowing what went on isn't in the public interest Cory Doctorow
politics DOJ asks Court to keep secret any partnership between Google and NSA, not that one exists, definitely not Xeni Jardin
security TSA: we still trust body-scanners, though "for obvious reasons" we can't say why Cory Doctorow
Science Canada's government muzzles scientists, stonewalls press queries about health, environment and climate Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Transparency Grenade: a grenade-shaped surveillance device for smoke-filled rooms Cory Doctorow
Copyfight KILL ACTA: give the EU an earful about secret copyright treaties in Brussels tomorrow at 2PM (and more protests all over the world) Cory Doctorow
transparency Julian Assange to host Wikileaks TV show on Kremlin-funded Russian cable network Xeni Jardin