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US drone strikes condemned as illegal by Pakistan's highest court

By Joshua Kopstein on May 13, 2013 12:58 am + 134 comments

A decision from Pakistan's highest court in Peshawar has ruled that US drone strikes on tribal lands Continue reading…
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Automated killer robot development should be paused, says UN report

By Carl Franzen on May 1, 2013 05:42 pm + 32 comments

A United Nations report published online this week says the UN should get countries of the world to Continue reading…
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Obama’s new Department of Defense: fewer troops, more drones

By Joshua Kopstein on February 5, 2013 12:10 pm + 133 comments

Two weeks after President Obama declared in his inaugural address that “a decade of war is now Continue reading…
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Apple removes iPhone game based on Foxconn suicides from App Store

By Joshua Kopstein on October 12, 2012 11:26 pm + 192 comments

Apple has banned a politically charged iPhone game that tackles human rights issues associated with Continue reading…
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China Labor Watch reports worker abuse, underage employment at Samsung factories

By Amar Toor on September 5, 2012 11:58 pm + 64 comments

China Labor Watch has discovered "severe labor abuses" at six Samsung-owned factories and two of its Continue reading…
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YouTube introduces face blurring technology for sensitive videos

By Dante D'Orazio on July 18, 2012 11:16 am + 25 comments

YouTube is taking what it thinks is a big step towards keeping the video sharing site a leader for Continue reading…
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Report on VTech sweatshop implicates AT&T, Motorola, and others in human rights abuses

By Joshua Kopstein on June 25, 2012 10:28 am + 66 comments

A new report last week from the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights reveals a chilling Continue reading…
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Obama orders sanctions against foreign parties using technology in human rights abuses

By T.C. Sottek on April 23, 2012 11:36 am + 23 comments

President Obama will issue an executive order today that will allow the US to establish sanctions on Continue reading…
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Apple: suppliers actually averaged shorter work weeks during peak iPad production

By Ellis Hamburger on March 20, 2012 01:34 pm + 30 comments

Hot on the heels of This American Life's Mike Daisey takedown, Apple has revised its Supplier Continue reading…
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The question of human rights and internet access

By Laura June on January 5, 2012 02:06 pm + 24 comments

The New York Times Op-Ed columnist Vinton G. Cerf has penned an interesting piece taking up the Continue reading…