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NightWare helps disrupt nightmares for those with PTSD
NightWare, a digital therapeutic system that works with Apple Watch and iPhone, is offering relief to veterans experiencing nightmares and PTSD.
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The most popular blog posts about society, policy & culture on Hacker News. 4,917 posts.
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‘Pre-bunk’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation
Study of thousands of players shows a simple online game works like a 'vaccine', increasing skepticism of fake news by giving people a “weak dose” of the methods behind disinformation.
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Bill and Melinda Gates Are Paying Off Nigeria's $76M Debt to Japan
Bill and Melinda Gates have announced they will settle Nigeria’s $76 million debt to Japan.
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Help Us Keep the Archive Free, Accessible, and Private
The history of libraries is one of loss. The Library of Alexandria is best known for its disappearance. Libraries like ours are susceptible to different fault lines: Earthquakes, Legal regimes, Institutional failure. So this year, we have set a new goal: to create a copy of Internet Archive’s digital collections in…
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Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
In most places, power from new renewables is now cheaper than new fossil fuels.
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UN Human Rights Chief Urges UK to Reverse ‘Deeply Troubling’ Public Order Bill
GENEVA (27 April 2023) - The Public Order Bill, which has now been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is deeply troubling legislation that is incompatible with the UK’s international human rights obligations regarding people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, UN High…
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Oregon Just Voted to Legalize Duplexes on Almost Every City Lot
House Bill 2001 will strike down local bans on duplexes for every low-density residential lot in all cities with more than 10,000 residents and...
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Commencement address by Bill and Melinda Gates
News, research, and insights from Stanford University.
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EFF launches Age Verification Hub
With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and censorship regimes that will be used to harm both youth and adults, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new resource hub that will sort through the mess and help…
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Facebook's legal team bans developer of F.B. Purity from Facebook
*VERY IMPORTANT NEWS!* Facebooks legal department have informed me, the developer of the F.B. Purity browser extension, that I am *banned* from using Facebook. This effectively means I will no longer be able to work on the F.B. Purity project any more. I am assuming the F.B. Purity fan page will also be shutdown when…
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Baseless Calls to Expand Surveillance Fit Familiar, Cynical Pattern
Like clockwork, cynical calls to expand mass surveillance practices—by continuing the domestic telephone records collection and restricting access to strong encryption—came immediately following the Paris attacks. These calls came before the smoke had even cleared, much less before a serious...
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Our Agreement with the Department of War
Details on OpenAI’s contract with the Department of War, outlining safety red lines, legal protections, and how AI systems will be deployed in classified environments.
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MIT study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style
An MIT study on “legalese” suggests this convoluted language acts to convey a sense of authority in legal documents. The researchers also found that even non-lawyers use legalese when asked to write laws.
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CCC invites all model citizens to 40C3
The word is on the street: the Chaos Computer Club is hosting 40C3 from 27 to 30 December 2026 – Europe’s biggest hacker party, conference and platform for technology, society and civil liberties. We understand the Congress to be a huge shared stage and therefore invite you to help shape it. The Call for Participation…
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We need to do the math, even on “small” projects
It’s easy for “maintaining” our public investments to become “upgrading” our public investments. Especially when there is money available. And especially when that money is borrowed.
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Some weekend work that will (hopefully) enable more Egyptians to be heard
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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So, you’ve hit an age gate. What now?
EFF is against age gating and age verification mandates, and we hope we’ll win in getting existing ones overturned and new ones prevented. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many people are asked to verify their age across the web, despite prominent cases of sensitive data getting leaked in the process.
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Weather forecasts have become more accurate
A four-day forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago.
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Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia
In response to Australia’s proposed new Media Bargaining law, we'll restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing news on Facebook.
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Apple’s refusal to support Progressive Web Apps is a detriment to the web
Why hasn’t Apple added support for service workers in Safari for iOS? Could it be because it goes against their app store revenue model?
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EFF’s concerns about the UN Cybercrime Convention
Update: This post has been updated to clarify the scope of the compelled assistance provisions and the broad nature of criminalization and electronic evidence gathering. The final version of the draft convention can still be used to expand the reach of repression under the pretext of combating...
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We Have 24 Hours to Save Online Privacy Rules
This is our last chance to save critical online privacy protections. Take part in the action! We are one vote away from a world where your ISP can track your every move online and sell that information to the highest bidder. Call your lawmakers now and tell them to protect federal online privacy...
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