Armed drones used for policing could threaten human rights.

I agree, but there is one countervailing factor. Soldiers and thugs can use rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas canisters to kill by intentionally shooting them at people's heads. A drone operated by a human through remote control would not enable such accurate shooting.

FTDI's proprietary driver for its USB-to-serial chips sabotages alternative replacement chips when it finds them.

The driver can be used for sabotage because it is nonfree software.

There is nothing whatsoever wrong with making other compatible chips, and it is wrong to call them "counterfeit" unless they are sold dishonestly.

El Salvador s Fight Against Gold Mine Will Be Decided in D.C.

These treaties do not deserve to be obeyed, only torn up. That's what the Salvadoran government should do.

A company installed "beacons" to track passersby's phones in four US cities.

Gough Whitlam, Australia's great social reformer, was removed from office by a CIA scheme. A CIA agent admits it.