X-Lab @XLabRocks
Preparing for the tech-policy battles of the near-future through bold policy interventions, privacy-conscious tech dev, and novel business models. thexlab.org Washington, DC Joined April 2014-
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We're with @ACLU , @YemenPeaceNews , @bordc & others in saying the USA Liberty Act doesn't protect our privacy aclu.org/letter/coaliti…
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Want to see us at @Netroots_Nation? Register & vote for our panel on bipartisan organizing and surveillance! netrootsnation.org/nn_proposed_se…
.@CSMPasscode @saschameinrath @JeffLandale @SeanVitka @3TECUS @gdragoiu Progressives need a strong cyber platform, wrote @karlgrindal & @JeffLandale reviewing the DNC Party Platform csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
.@CSMPasscode @saschameinrath @JeffLandale @SeanVitka The @3TECUS research on consumer views of driverless cars was covered by @saschameinrath and @gdragoiu csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
.@CSMPasscode @saschameinrath @JeffLandale The 2016 Burr/Feinstein anti-crypto bill was so bad that @saschameinrath & @SeanVitka called it a "firing offense" csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
.@CSMPasscode @saschameinrath Last year @JeffLandale noted a turning point in surveillance activism when millions "checked in" to Standing Rock csmonitor.com//World/Passcod…
.@CSMPasscode In 2015, @saschameinrath warned that the USA Freedom Act would restart expired PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
Today @CSMPasscode goes 404. To celebrate their cybersec & privacy coverage, we'll be highlighting out our staff's and fellows' articles.
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Know where your elected members stood on #broadbandprivacy. *Senate votes: senate.gov/legislative/LI… *House votes: clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll2…
Congrats to Rights and Dissent aka @bordc on the new name. New look, same great commitment to protecting rights and defending dissent!
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With this week's talk of Section 702, here's how @danielschuman & @SeanVitka think it should be reformed: justsecurity.org/39142/drawing-…
New #fateofthefurious promo shows Autonomous Vehicles' hacking risk youtube.com/watch?v=9GvX2u… What do consumers think? csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
Whistleblower retaliation in the IG - @CatoInstitute 's @PGEddington on @AGAmovie and corruption in the NSA justsecurity.org/38241/whistleb…
We're standing with @CenDemTech, @EFF, @OTI, & dozens more in opposing proposed @DHSgov socialmedia passwords policy cdt.org/insight/no-to-…
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Something good from Congress?? House just passed #EmailPrivacyAct to stop unconst. surveillance. Senate, let’s go! huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-house…
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Civil Liberty champion @PGEddington tells Congress to put up or shut up re: supposed Russian hacking of US election: thehill.com/blogs/congress…
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Obama's surveillance legacy & @realDonaldTrump's opportunity to champion Civil Liberty csmonitor.com/World/Passcode… by @XLabRocks @saschameinrath
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Opinion: Obama's surveillance legacy via @XLabRocks @saschameinrath csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
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Big news: @xychelsea Manning is on President Obama's shortlist for commutation. @POTUS, please give her #timeserved! nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a…
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Opinion: What some lawmakers still don't get about encryption csmonitor.com/World/Passcode…
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