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To stop terrorist attacks, the state doesn't need to snoop on everyone. It's enough to watch those that are already known and suspected.

Many tech companies are allying to oppose state demands for back doors.

Most of these companies don't deserve your trust, for other reasons. You must not rely, for your privacy, on proprietary software.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the Vatican should drop charges against two journalists who investigated Vatican corruption.

The Vatican should focus on eradicating the corruption, and thank those who helped shed light on it.

Various cities are pledging to stop municipal use of fossil fuel energy by 2050.

These pledges may stimulate the climate defense movement, but in practice the time scale is too long for them to make much difference. What matters is to get rid of most fossil fuel use sooner rather than later.

The proposed US regulations for drones are a disaster.