Ira “Gus” Hunt, the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer, gave a revealing presentation at GigaOM’s Structure: Data conference where he outlined the CIA’s approach to collecting data from the public. The approach as outlined is a recipe for a police state. “The value of any piece of information is only known when you can connect it [...]
CIA: We ‘Try To Collect Everything And Hang On To It Forever’ |
| By: DSWright Thursday March 21, 2013 5:48 am |
Mike Daisey, Apple, and Why Inquiry of Factory Conditions Everywhere Matters |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday March 21, 2012 12:18 pm |
We’re finally getting over the hoopla of the This American Life retraction of Mike Daisey’s Apple claims, which has led to a new emerging trend that wouldn’t be possible without the false claims Daisey made. I think Daisey did significant damage to raising awareness on labor standards around the world, particularly in China, for political [...]




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