A revelation from the Edward Snowden document leaks shows a CSE (Communications Security Establishment) program called LEVITATION has been monitoring, analyzing, and tracking millions of people who utilize popular file-sharing websites. The program secretly “taps into Internet cables and analyzes records of up to 15 million downloads daily from popular websites commonly used to share videos, photographs, music, and other …

RACING EXTINCTION, the new documentary on endangered and vanishing species and the mass extinction event facing Earth are discussed with director Louie Psihoyos. The acclaimed director of THE COVE, shares his film trailer from the 2015 Sundance Festival premiere of RACING EXTINCTION, and talks with BYOD host Ondi Timoner about the urgent state of affairs for the environment and how …

France has been developing new anti-terror law, in the wake of Charlie Hebdo, that will make Internet operators “accomplices” in hate speech for hosting extremist content. President Francois Hollande announced the law in an effort to “define a legal framework so that Internet platforms which manage social media be considered responsible, and that sanctions can be taken.” Should tech companies …

Proof of life on Mars may have finally been found in a series of photos released by NASA taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover, which is currently searching the planet for signs of life. One particular photo seems to show a human-shaped shadow looming over the probe and fixing it. We take a look at the photos, in this Lip …

Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced that she will be disbanding Argentina’s intelligence agency and creating a new one in its place. The announcement follows the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor who was shot the night before he was supposed to testify against senior government officials including Fernandez. Nisman had accused these officials of covering up …

The Supreme Court has delayed three upcoming executions in Oklahoma in order to consider the issue of lethal injections in the state. This decision was in response to a petition filed by the three inmates set for execution. The justices are going to consider whether the use of the sedative midazolam in lethal injections in Oklahoma violates the constitutional ban …

The Koch brothers have announced plans to spend almost $900M on the 2016 presidential campaign, which is the same amount that the campaigns of each party’s presidential candidate will spend. This essentially gives the Koch brothers similar influence to Democrats and Republicans without any spending limits, or transparency since they are keeping their donors anonymous. We take a look at …