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  • Join “Break the Internet” Protests to Raise Awareness About Net Neutrality

    Join “Break the Internet” Protests to Raise Awareness About Net Neutrality

    We all know that things are changing.  Especially when it comes to how we communicate.  No one knows this better than people in the United State right now because of the recent net neutrality rules.  Or lack thereof, as it were.  The FCC vote to repeal Title II protections is this coming Thursday.  Web-based protests are…

  • Is FISA Section 702 Unconstitutional, or Largely Misunderstood?

    Is FISA Section 702 Unconstitutional, or Largely Misunderstood?

    On New Year’s Eve, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will expire.  Section 702 authorizes the NSA to gather data without a warrant.  For some reason, though, lawyers for the executive branch have determined that surveillance under FISA can legally continue until April 26, 2018.  How exactly?  They are saying it’s a technicality. …

  • Apple to Start Paying Back Taxes it Owes to Ireland in January

    Apple to Start Paying Back Taxes it Owes to Ireland in January

    Apple currently has a really amazing deal when it comes to paying taxes in Ireland. Until about a year ago when the European Commission ruled that Apple’s deal with Ireland was illegal and that they actually owed about $15 billion in back taxes.  Ireland has been relatively slow to collect the cash, which led the…