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Info on how Jonah Lehrer (the journalist who made up Bob Dylan quotes) had his book retracted.

Little Brother, the entire book, on a poster.

After a high school principle pulls the plug on a plan to use Little Brother as a common reading, Cory Doctorow sends the school 200 copies of the book for free. Good man.

This is the e-text of a book that discusses online network encryption and application. The chapters cover various encryption methods for the transfer of data online, as well as the application of wireless, email, IP network security

E-text for a book detailing the fundamentals behind modern cryptography and how they are applied in practice. Lots of detailed information about various underlying theorems and mathematical properties and how they work, as well as various encryption techniques and cryptographic processes.

This is a PDF file of a chapter taken from a book that contains essays on many issues that arise from "big data." This chapter specifically pertains to our privacy versus security debate because it provides reasons as to why bulk data collection does not work as well as alternative options to mass surveillance.

Interesting how this article talks about the gait analysis being used for catching terrorists, while in Little Brother, it was used to keep track of the high school students. The technology is not quite ready to be used, but seems to be much more reliable than the gait trackers in the book.

Georgia Tech Research Institute is making gait recognition technology a reality. "The ultimate goal is to detect, classify and identify humans at distances up to 500 feet away under day or night, all-weather conditions. Such capabilities will enhance the protection of U.S. forces and facilities from terrorist attacks."

Good pick, but Greenwald is already on the list. Can you make another suggestion?

Cool story about female codebreaker during WWII. There is a new book out about her story.