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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA bill

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Sounds kind of un-American, doesn’t it? Because, if we make software that promises to keep your life or death sensitive information secret to the best of our abilities, we won’t build a back door in for Syria, or China, or the U.S. Just send out a bunch of notices and get all those pirates! Except, we’re not pirates.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sounds kind of un-American, doesn’t it? Because, if we make software that promises to keep your life or death sensitive information secret to the best of our abilities, we won’t build a back door in for Syria, or China, or the U.S. Just send out a bunch of notices and get all those pirates! Except, we’re not pirates.

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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

That’s sounds good for world economic growth, maybe not so much for our privacy. One thing I didn’t predict back in January was the sound and fury of IT news about NSA spying and the privacy concerns it is generating. Ginny Mies is TechSoup's global content curator, and one of our experts.

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