German and British companies sold goods made by prison factories in East Germany during the 70s and 80s.

The companies may not have done this intentionally, but it should not have been able to happen.

A study of real cases finds that the US government's general surveillance has very little to do with stopping terrorism.

A memo shows that Kissinger directly urged the Argentine government to do away with dissidents.

All the governments in South America that worked together in the 70s to crush dissent said they were fighting "terrorists". Remember that any time a government proposes an "anti-terrorist" law.

Google's purchase of Nest indicates that Google wants to control the "internet of things" — and entice people into handing over lots more information about their lives to Google.

If you want something to figure out that it should turn up your home thermostat because you're heading for home and the day is cold, there is no a priori reason why that should involve any company's server. That computation is yours, personally, and need not involved anyone else.

Google wants it to involve a Google server, but doing it that way is SaaSS (service as a software substitute).

Under a judgment from India's Supreme Court, the Dongria Kondh people denied approval for a giant mine in their territory.

Victories like this are not final. Businesses generally make another attempt to undermine the same opposition.