Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.

In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.

I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.

The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and ... the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.

Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.