The US government asks courts to order computer companies to remotely give access to people's computers — when the companies have power (through back doors) to do so.

The defense is to use free software that probably does not have a back door, rather than proprietary software that almost certainly does have one.

CO₂ emissions are putting mussels in danger.

There is still a chance for the many streams of climate defense activism to prevent the worst level of disaster — but we need to push for deep changes that go beyond changing our individual lifestyles.

Santa Claus and his crew joined a protest against a natural gas storage facility that is likely to pollute the regional water supply in nearby Seneca Lake.

Quite a few security experts doubt US claims that the crack attack on Sony was carried out by North Korea. This article presents their reasons.