Human Rights

Trump Promised To Help Tech Companies. What Does He Want in Return?

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, and 10 other technology company leaders trooped to Trump Tower in New York this week, where the President-elect told them they were “amazing” and said, “I’m here to make you folks do well.”

December 17, 2016
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Digital Denied: Systemic Discrimination Keeps Communities Offline

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Internet access is a necessity for engaging in our communities, searching for employment and seeking out educational opportunities — but too many people are still stuck on the wrong side of the digital divide. And that divide disproportionately impacts people of color.

December 14, 2016
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Category: Justice

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Human Rights

Obama Safeguarding Classified Report on CIA’s Use of Torture

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The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program, a landmark document that details the effectiveness agency's use of torture, will be preserved by the outgoing Obama administration.

December 13, 2016
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EFF to Tech Leaders: Stand With Users and Tell Trump We Need Strong Encryption, Internet Freedom

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Technology company leaders are reportedly meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and members of his transition team tomorrow in New York. Mr. Trump’s relationship with technology companies has been

December 13, 2016
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A $10 Million Investment Is Set to Determine If Universal Basic Income Would Work in the U.S.

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A group of activists, investors, and visionaries have pledge to invest $10 million over the next two years to study whether a universal basic income system would work in the United States. The system is already being tested in places like Canada and Finland, and if successful, it could offset the widespread unemployment expected by increased automation.

December 10, 2016
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US Military Admits: We Deliberately Bombed a Hospital in Iraq

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Military spokesperson says "it's very difficult to ascertain with full and total fidelity" that no civilians were killed.

December 9, 2016
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