Cyberculture roundup: “Technology to Protect Against Mass Surveillance…”Google experimenting with spy-resistant encrypted Google Drive

A huge coalition of tech companies unites to petition the US government for more NSA transparency Silicon Valley tech giants have united against a common cause: seeking greater transparency from the US?s National Security Agency and openness when it comes to surveillance activities. House Judiciary Committee Rails Against Domestic Spying The House Judiciary Committee’s hearing … Read more

Americana roundup: The Zimmerman trial…

Timeline: The Zimmerman trial Al Jazeera looks back at 15 key events of the Trayvon Martin saga. With new “news media” guidelines, White House ever-closer to instituting an Official Press Emptywheel nails what’s so concerning about the new “news media” guidelines released late Friday by US Attorney General Eric Holder: How the US forces internet … Read more