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The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz documentary review: threat to the system

Fri, Aug 29, 2014
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An essential — and enraging — documentary about activist Aaron Swartz, a danger to corporate hegemony whose work could not be allowed to continue.

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Terms and Conditions May Apply review: we all agreed to PRISM

Mon, Jul 15, 2013
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Nobody reads the terms-and-conditions of Web sites. They’re designed to discourage us from doing so… and there’s a reason why.

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This Means War (review)

Tue, Feb 28, 2012
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I’d call this How to Lose a Spy in 10 Days, except all along I was rooting for nothing but for Reese Witherspoon to dump both Tom Hardy and Chris Pine…

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Eagle Eye (review)

Wed, Oct 29, 2008
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It could be called *Why the PATRIOT Act and Total Information Awareness Is Bad… For Dummies.*

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