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The internet faces forces of government and corporate surveillance like never before in its history. A new president’s rhetoric and cabinet picks seem to show that he intends to strip Americans of their civil liberties. Oh, and you only have six days...

Good morning! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday. It's Autumn Statement day. At 12.30 p.m. GMT (7.30 a.m. ET) Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver the government's first major update on economic and fiscal policy since taking power, and importantly...

Dan Reich Crunch Network Contributor Dan Reich is co-founder and CEO of Troops. How to join the network One of the first computers required punch cards. I repeat, punch cards. Yes, you would take a piece of paper with tiny holes and use it to interact...

Astonishing and explosive news emerged yesterday yet again from the Snowden files.  This is a whopper that is much bigger than PRISM.  As reported in the Guardian, the New York Times, and ProPublica, the NSA has the ability to decrypt...

From Ian: JPost Editorial: Jerusalem attack exposes Israel's false peace partner What possesses a father of four with most of his life still ahead of him to get behind the wheel of a truck and embark on a vehicular murder spree that will almost certainly...