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Google Gives Free Security Keys to Activists, But Not if You’re in Iran or Syria

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By Joseph Cox
Tech

This Map Shows the UK’s Surveillance Exports

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By Joseph Cox
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Smart Meter Data Is ‘Intimate’ and Deserves Privacy, Activists Argue

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By David Gilbert
Tech

European Surveillance Companies Were Eager to Sell Syria Tools of Oppression

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08.01.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Documents Reveal Inner-Workings of UK’s Spying Databases

04.20.16

By Joseph Cox

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