Real estate web site Zillow shut down a blog by making bizarre copyright claims about photos it doesn't hold the copyright on.

Cory Doctorow: Australia is pushing for a ban on secure encryption in the US, Canada, UK and New Zealand, as well as Australia.

The article argues that insecure systems would be vulnerable to "bad guys" as well as the governments of these countries. I am not willing to presume that these governments are "good guys". The UK thugs (Special Branch) spied on Jeremy Corbyn and other admirable politicians. The US government has spied on admirable political figures including Martin Luther King, Jr., and others more recently. I think our privacy deserves protection especially against these five governments.

If the troll gets his way, the US will treat all opponents of Republican repression as enemies.

UK thugs face criminal charges for the Hillsborough disaster.

Their bad policies caused the death of almost a hundred people, and then they lied to cover it up.

India's biometric identification system does not achieve the useful goals it was sold on, but it is great for massive surveillance, and will be used to crush dissent.

India is now requiring a biometric ID for tax ID numbers.

What will they do to people that are willing to pay taxes but don't get a biometric ID?

New York City's investigation found that thugs frequently harass people that make videos of their activities.

Now the question is what the city will do to put a stop to this flagrant and repeated illegality.