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Who Owns Your Genes?

This spring, the Supreme Court will decide whether human genes can be patented by corporations. The answer should obviously be no.

Michael Phillips 3 months ago 6 responses

The Cyber Snooping Law That Won’t Die

CISPA, the cybersecurity bill that was the bane of internet advocates, returns to Congress this week.

Michael Phillips 3 months ago 5 responses

The Terrible Logic Behind The Government’s Case Against Aaron Swartz

When stealing isn’t stealing.

Michael Phillips 4 months ago 38 responses

Instagram Could Speak To Us In English, If It Wanted To

So could Facebook, Twitter, Google, and every other website we use on a daily basis.

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The End Of The Facebook Democracy

A lot of people don’t know this, but Facebook actually puts major site and privacy changes up to a user vote. Now it wants to stop. What Facebook’s dead-of-night end-of-suffrage proposals mean for you.

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Instagramming Your Ballot Is Probably Illegal — And That’s A Good Thing

A rule rooted in dark periods of American history. FWD’s resident lawyer human explains.

Michael Phillips 6 months ago 13 responses

We Need Legally Protected Tweets

Why you should support Twitter’s rage against the machine.

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The Streaming Startup That Could Break TV

The miraculous survival of an internet-streaming startup called Aereo may transform internet video and television forever. But not necessarily in the best way for consumers.

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