The U.S. Congress has been deliberating two new “Internet anti-piracy” bills.

Proponents say that the bills will protect intellectual property and enforce copyright laws.

But critics say that the U.S copyright law is broken, and the bills are overreaching efforts that would result in the end of free speech online.

Many major media providers have [more...]

Eben Moglen is a law professor at Columbia University.

As well as the Director-Counsel and Chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center.

He’s also a well-known privacy advocate.

Eben Moglen is a very well respected in high-tech circles.

So why has he gotten into the habit of [more...]

It’s not a war against all computing.

But it’s definitely a war against general-purpose computing.

More and more people are buying smart phones, tablets and other special-purpose computers. Some of them have even written articles, bragging that they now do all of their computing work on those devices.

Instead of on relatively big, bulky general-purpose computers, like mine.

One result of the mobile computing movement is that [more...]

Doctors know a lot more about how our bodies work than we do.

And they know all about the latest options for treating debilitating diseases and conditions.

And they have access to all of the medicines, equipment and expertise that can prolong life.

Doctors have also seen a lot more people [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal — and those who follow technology news — know that personal privacy is becoming a very rare commodity on the Internet.

And one of the biggest influences on the demise of personal privacy has been Facebook.

Over the years, Facebook’s leadership has repeatedly expressed disdain for those of us who value our privacy; and their company has [more...]

Nowadays, millions of people belong to Facebook and other online social networks.

And I mean that word “belong.”

Because, in a lot of ways, if you’re a Facebook member, Facebook “owns” you.

And it makes a ton of money by selling your privacy to its real customers — its paying advertisers.

Have you ever wanted to [more...]

Incredible.

Unbelievable.

Yet, not surprising in the least.

Facebook has been tracking its 750 millions users as they surf to other Web sites, even when [more...]

If you’re a regular reader of this Journal, you know that, lately, there have been a whole lot of stories that have raised red flags for privacy advocates.

One of the newest is something that people are just now learning about the “Obamacare” health-care law that the U.S. Congress passed several months ago.

It turns out that the provisions of that law will violate patient confidentiality.

And will risk the [more...]