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No Child Left Un-Mined? Student Privacy at Risk in the Age of Big Data
A multibillion-dollar ed-tech industry says it needs to track student performance to improve education, but privacy advocates and parents worry about children's data being exploited for profit.
Military Contractors Behind New Pressure Group Targeting Presidential Candidates
"Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security," warning of an unprecedented "threat matrix" facing America, urges 2016 candidates to adopt more hawkish views.
Former House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers' Quiet Trip Through the Revolving Door
Many of the NSA's Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors
With the debate over NSA surveillance at a critical juncture, it’s worth examining how money flows from the spy agency to contractors and to some of the NSA’s loudest defenders.
Petraeus Plea Deal Reveals Two-Tier Justice System for Leaks
UK Media Regulator Again Threatens RT for "Bias": This Time, Airing "Anti-Western Views"
This move is the classic hallmark of how a government propagandizes its citizens: ensuring that they hear only those views of which the government approves.
Wall Street is Taking Over America's Pension Plans
Wall Street spent $300 million on the midterm elections, in part to steer $3 trillion in public pensions into privately managed, high-fee investments.
