Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said that if they ran the Trump-Russia inquiry, they would seek records about use of encrypted messaging apps.
Bragging about Facebook's ability to shape election outcomes via its social network probably doesn't look so great right now.
Facebook announced that it is doing something about fake news by leveraging the users who have been sharing all the ... fake news?
Jill Stein said she will cooperate fully with the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into "collusion with the Russians.”
Harris Media helped covertly spread divisive messages, Privacy International reports.
Drone Wars
New technology would help find people fleeing drone strikes and predict their movements. An Israeli conference audience was not impressed.
Twitter’s retraction of its explanation for allowing President Donald Trump to openly incite hatred and violence toward Muslims makes no sense.
Following reporting by The Intercept, more than 100 organizations and academics have come together to oppose a government push for automated software to do "extreme vetting" on immigrants.
Election Insecurity
Mike Pompeo sought “facts” from NSA whistleblower William Binney, who says the 2016 theft of DNC emails was an inside job, not a Russian hack.
Alfa Bank is demanding a broad range of correspondence and information from Professor L. Jean Camp, raising a challenge to academic freedom.
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