We have led ourselves to believe that the cloud is benign when in fact the truth is that the increasing use of cloud energy has a hidden cost to our society, in dollars and cents, in environmental capital, and in freedom.
Spying and Privacy articles on Democracy Chronicles
This Spying and Privacy section concerns how these two issues impact freedom of speech and democracy in general. The modern technology we rely on has complicated the struggle to protect citizens from government overreach, especially following increased concerns of surveillance of domestic communications. Also see our entire section on Election Technology or our articles on Technology Dissidents like Eric Snowden and Julian Assange.
Beatle John Lennon’s Battle With Government Repression
Artist and activist John Lennon forced to deal with government spies without restraint during life
Pop Artist Releasing Edward Snowden Graphic Novel
The brand new Edward Snowden graphic novel seeks to bring whistleblower’s work into the limelight
Privacy and Encryption Protect Are Our Human Rights
United Nations seeks global awareness of importance of encryption and privacy for modern democracy
Rand Paul Filibuster Targets NSA Domestic Spying
Senate debate on contentious mass spying on Americans focus of Republican Rand Paul filibuster
Indian Net Neutrality Battle Just Heating Up
American tech giants Facebook and Amazon target decision on important Indian net neutrality rules
Family Debt and Paternalist Ponzi Schemes
A child is already being put into family debt when they are young, only decades later do they realize their “government” is doing the same thing to them.
NSA Whistleblower William Binney Warns of New Threats
William Binney was the highest-level whistleblower to ever emerge from the NSA and a leading code-breaker against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He was on my show.
Principals Behind Estonia Online Voting Progress
Since 2005 launch, Estonia online voting progress includes moving from local to national usage
36 Countries With Dwindling Internet Freedom
Freedom House report finds third consecutive year for worldwide dwindling internet freedom trend