What is challenging is bound to be offensive; what is audaciously defying is bound to rub the dullards the wrong way
For a company so proud of its pursuit of a transparent information environment, Google has remained committedly opaque about informing customers on the way it gathers user data
āOur intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions.ā
Who better to blame than a man in confinement, whose communications had been restricted, whose health was failing?
Children, School Strikes and Global Climate Action
The effort on the part of the Australian government has been a muddling one serving to inspire suspicion rather than meek acceptance on the issue of PFAS
āWeāve been doing this kind of thing [electoral meddling] since the CIA was created in 1947.ā Loch K. Johnson, New York Times,…
Australia, policing and terrorism
British Labourās Jeremy Corbyn continues to survive the meteorites, and more nuanced weapons, directed at him
It was not sufficient for US military authorities to sentence whistleblower Chelsea Manning to the onerous, disproportionate sentence of 35 years imprisonment for conniving with WikiLeaks in releasing classified material.
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