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Taking Steps to Maximize Privacy While Covering the Lack of It

Taking Steps to Maximize Privacy While Covering the Lack of It Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, an investigative reporter who has delved into issues of online privacy, is “under no illusions” that protecting our digital selves is fully possible. Read More…

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Quentin Tarantino uses the N-word backstage at Golden Globes

http://twitter.com/#!/laurahertzfeld/status/290648524767518720 Tonight, movie director Quentin Tarantino won the Golden Globe award for best screenplay. Incredibly, he managed to get through his entire acceptance speech without saying the N-word once. Congratulations, Quentin! https://twitter.com/Crutnacker/status/290646073616236544 Unfortunately, once he was backstage he just couldn’t hold back any longer. Via The Hollywood Reporter: Quentin Tarantino professed his shock at winning the Golden Globe for…

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These Parents Gave Their Young Daughter Marijuana, And Here’s Why It’s Helping Her

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Germany Is Wary of a Digital World (but Loves Its E-Toothbrushes)

Germany Is Wary of a Digital World (but Loves Its E-Toothbrushes) Melissa Eddy, a Berlin reporter, explains how privacy laws have led to blurred Google Street View pictures, and why WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are popular almost despite themselves. Read More…

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Kasparov: ‘Obama should read the Declaration of Independence every bedtime’

http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437320642719780865 Chess champion and Human Rights Foundation chair Garry Kasparov has been harshly critical of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, and today he’s grateful for President Obama’s lack of intervention in Ukraine. http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437322835569016832 http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437323578061516800 Ouch. We did say “harshly critical.” http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437325566190968832 http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437338542126010368 Secretary of State John Kerry doesn’t escape criticism either. http://twitter.com/#!/Kasparov63/status/437339667604582400 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/02/22/garry-kasparov-obama-should-read-the-declaration-of-independence-every-bedtime/

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‘Welcoming conservatism’: Ari Fleischer tweets preview of plan to grow GOP

http://twitter.com/#!/seanagnew/status/313612174142615553 We’ve got it covered! I look forward to releasing a report tomorrow on the future of the GOP. Party must become more inviting so we can grow. #opportunity — Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) March 18, 2013 Tomorrow’s report on the future of the GOP will have 219 recommendations.Lots and lots needs to be done.#opportunity —…

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‘I’m Really Opening Myself Up’: Chelsea Manning Signs Book Deal

‘I’m Really Opening Myself Up’: Chelsea Manning Signs Book Deal The former intelligence analyst, who served seven years in prison for leaking classified information, views her memoir as a coming-of-age story. Read More…

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