'Our Worst Fears Are Being Realized'

June 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward NSA Whistleblowers On Surveillance: We Told You So For years, four former National Security Agency analysts warned that the government was conducting widespread surveillance on domestic communications. Their warnings were largely ignored. Continue reading... Hacker Who Exposed Steubenville Rape Could Get More Jail Time Than Rapists Your Messaging Apps Aren't Immune To Scooping, Either Apple iPhone Trade-In Program Is Coming? LOOK: These Maps Debating 'Soda' And 'Pop' Have Basically Set The Internet On Fire How To Avoid The Virus On Facebook That Can Drain Your Bank Account Tech Giants Deny Granting Government 'Direct Access' To Servers Facebook Is Radically Changing Its Most Annoying Feature Instagram Post Gets Student Suspended LOOK: These Maps Debating 'Soda' And 'Pop' Have Basically Set The Internet On Fire How To Avoid The Virus On Facebook That Can Drain Your Bank Account Facebook Is Radically Changing Its Most Annoying Feature ANN REYNOLDS Cheat the End Terms like "android" are slipping through the back door. We don't fluster if the real definition of our phone is "a robot with human appearance." Put "trans" in front of words however, and reactions vary; transact, trans-fat, transform, transvestite, transhuman... only one failed spell-check. Take a guess. Continue reading... JON HOTCHKISS Does Pushing the 'Walk' Button Do Anything? (VIDEO) We've all seen the person who fidgets impatiently at a crosswalk while pressing the "walk" button. That scene is immediately proceeded by a similar one: That of another guy who just witnessed the zillion button pushes who then pushes the button a few more times. Continue reading... SUSAN LANDAU Canaries in the Coal Mine The invasiveness of this data is hard to underestimate. It is data that reveals where every connected person is during the day, with whom they speak, when, how often. Continue reading... COMMON SENSE MEDIA 14 Apps and Games to Make Summer Days Fun for Kids Whether they want to write code for a video game or make an origami crane, children can explore their creative side with these 14 apps, games and websites we love. Continue reading... HASSAN BAIG The Dreams of a Pakistani Technologist Pakistanis are the largest Muslim community in Silicon Valley and have the highest household incomes of all Muslim ethnicities, yet are under-represented in entrepreneurship there. It seems we shun the business of dreams even in the land where dreams come true. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003