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Does a Fifth of Yahoo's Value Derive from (Perceived) Security and Privacy?

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emptywheel
Verizon is asking for a one-fifth discount in its purchase price for Yahoo given the recent security disclosures. They might have a point.
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Thursday: Science Fair

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Rayne
In this roundup: Google's Science Fair, keeping one eye peeled, odd news, and dunces.
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The Yahoo Scan: On Facilities and FISA

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emptywheel
Much of the discussion of the Yahoo scan is getting muddled over unhelpful vocabulary about how FISA works.
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BREAKING! There Were State-Sponsored Terrorists Operating in the US in 2015

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emptywheel
Anonymous sources for the NYT want you to stop worrying about the FBI having Yahoo scan all its users' email by claiming there were state sponsored terrorists operating in the US in 2015.
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HAL (er, um, BAH) Bites NSA

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emptywheel
The only thing we know thus far about Harold Thomas Martin III, the guy whose August arrest for stealing from NSA was just unsealed, is that Booz Allen Hamilton should lose its lucrative contracts with the federal government.
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Wednesday: This One Day

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Rayne
In this roundup: British fascists rise, smart fridge serves porn, and a Zika overview. Today's featured short film by Crystal Moselle is about finding one's tribe, finding one's place, crossing the threshold to adulthood in the safety of…
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Since September 20, 2012, FBI Has Been Permitted to Share FISA-Derived Hacking Information with Internet Service Providers

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emptywheel
The FBI 702 minimization procedures have permitted sharing FISA-derived hacking information with Internet Service Providers since 2012. Asking to do a scan on such information would not be that much more of a stretch.
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Tuesday: Open to Debate

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Rayne
This is an open thread for use during and after this evening's vice presidential debate. Duke it out here, though comment policy is still in effect. The one thing which really got under my collar today: UK's Prime Minister Theresa May and…
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The Yahoo Scans Closely Followed Obama's Cybersecurity Emergency Declaration

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emptywheel
Sometime in the spring of 2015, the government requested Yahoo scan all the email incoming to its users. Also in spring 2015, Obama signed an emergency declaration for cybersecurity, something that has, in the past, been used to expand spying.
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"In the First Half of 2016" Signal Received an (Overbroad) Subpoena

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emptywheel
ACLU just won the right for Open Whisper Systems, provider of Signal, to reveal that it received a subpoena in the first half of this year.
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Is Trump’s $915 Million Tax Loss Connected to an Exotic Tax Shelter?

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bmaz
Several experts like David Cay Johnson and John Hempton of Bronte Capital have weighed in on "how" Trump created his tax avoidance; here is a more specific potential theory.
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When Donald Trump Doubled Down on Donald Sterling's Racism, Bigotry and Misogyny

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bmaz
Trump's racism, bigotry and misogyny have been on full display this week. But most have forgotten about his support of identical conduct by Donald Sterling. It is instructive
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Monday: American Mouth

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Rayne
In this roundup: Volkswagen vacillations, disappointments a la Colombia, UK, Hungary (and don't forget Poland!), anthropocene extinction, and maybe a straggling bit at the end to get this Monday on the road. Today's featured musician is Sam…
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Trump Charity A Continuing Fraud On The People Of New York

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bmaz
One of the items of breaking news (no, really!) over the last 24 hours is the cease and desist order issued by the New York Attorney General's Office to Donald Trump's vaunted "charity". The full text of the official letter can be found here.…
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The Trees Have Fallen and The State of NFL Labor

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bmaz
As the NFL prepares for the return of Tom Brady, the issue of labor relation in the league still roil from the decision in #Deflategate.
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Friday: Fusion

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Rayne
In this roundup: Dakota Access Pipeline news, Hawaiian sovereignty and other indigenous peoples news, the death of space art, and fusion jazz. It's Friday -- time for some jazz. This time it's eastern-western fusion, melding Spanish flamenco…
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Feedback, Please!

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Rayne
Feedback -- you haz it. Tell us about any parts of the new site design you've noticed are missing or aren't working properly. Leave a note in comments here for follow-up with the developer. Thanks! Please be sure to indicate what operating…
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Thursday: Another Grungey Anniversary Observed

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Rayne
In this roundup: Recalling 25 years of Nirvana's Nevermind, petro-pipeline-economic challenges, lead poisoning, anthrax, and cops gone wild. Hard to believe it was 25 years ago this past weekend when Seattle grunge band Nirvana released its…
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Wednesday: Time Travel

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In this roundup: A short film about a mother's time travel adventure, the Internet of Stupid Things, and more. My oldest just finished her degree program and my youngest left for his first year of college this past month. Now I feel like…
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The Questions That Should Be Being Asked About Trump's Tax Returns

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bmaz
[Editor's Note - this is a guest post by a friend of ours here at the Emptywheel Blog, Bob Lord. Bob is a longtime tax attorney with some very salient thoughts on Trump's taxes, and lack of production thereof] By Robert J. Lord A lot has…
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