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1.

XKeyscore: NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' (www.theguardian.com)

1688 points by sinak 2013-07-31 | 612 comments

2.

Bye Bye Mongo, Hello Postgres (www.theguardian.com)

1562 points by philliphaydon 2018-12-19 | 417 comments

3.

Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation (www.theguardian.com)

1459 points by m1 2013-08-18 | 449 comments

4.

WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages (www.theguardian.com)

1332 points by katpas 2017-01-13 | 321 comments

5.

Life in the Spanish city that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)

1240 points by antr 2018-09-18 | 678 comments

6.

GCHQ intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users worldwide (www.theguardian.com)

1122 points by callum85 2014-02-27 | 304 comments

7.

Comcast, AT&T and Verizon pose a greater surveillance risk than Facebook (www.theguardian.com)

1075 points by pmoriarty 2018-04-06 | 276 comments

8.

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize (www.theguardian.com)

1028 points by ahjones 2014-01-29 | 191 comments

9.

EU agrees on total ban of bee-harming pesticides (www.theguardian.com)

1022 points by YeGoblynQueenne 2018-04-27 | 314 comments

10.

Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued (www.theguardian.com)

971 points by wallflower 2018-07-10 | 540 comments

11.

Ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine (www.theguardian.com)

942 points by valanto 2018-03-20 | 384 comments

12.

I worked on the US drone program. The public should know what really goes on (www.theguardian.com)

910 points by nsns 2013-12-29 | 475 comments

13.

'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia (www.theguardian.com)

878 points by misnamed 2017-10-07 | 386 comments

14.

Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k alternative (www.theguardian.com)

874 points by lnguyen 2018-04-12 | 295 comments

15.

Mumbai bans plastic bags, bottles, and single-use plastic containers (www.theguardian.com)

812 points by hw 2018-06-26 | 354 comments

16.

Why I was forced to shut down Lavabit (www.theguardian.com)

806 points by cottonseed 2014-05-20 | 226 comments

17.

Thousands of AI researchers are boycotting the new Nature journal (www.theguardian.com)

805 points by HoppedUpMenace 2018-05-29 | 221 comments

18.

NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules (www.theguardian.com)

748 points by ferrellw 2013-12-16 | 231 comments

19.

Groklaw legal site shuts over fears of NSA email snooping (www.theguardian.com)

706 points by tehmaco 2013-08-20 | 233 comments

20.

David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face (www.theguardian.com)

681 points by r0h1n 2013-08-19 | 152 comments

21.

NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel (www.theguardian.com)

673 points by dombili 2013-09-11 | 172 comments

22.

Attacking Tor: How the NSA targets users' online anonymity (www.theguardian.com)

654 points by brkcmd 2013-10-04 | 176 comments

23.

Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, experts say (www.theguardian.com)

636 points by lemming 2016-05-04 | 502 comments

24.

Four-day week trial: study finds lower stress but no cut in output (www.theguardian.com)

635 points by uxhacker 2019-02-19 | 221 comments

25.

EU to recommend that member states abolish daylight saving time (www.theguardian.com)

602 points by bkfh 2018-08-31 | 362 comments

26.

Fake review factories that run on Facebook and post five-star Amazon reviews (www.theguardian.com)

598 points by sefrost 2018-10-20 | 312 comments

27.

Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away? (www.theguardian.com)

586 points by pmcpinto 2015-11-03 | 228 comments

28.

Civet coffee: why it's time to cut the crap (www.theguardian.com)

575 points by ValentineC 2013-09-14 | 194 comments

29.

Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it? (www.theguardian.com)

572 points by benbreen 2017-12-06 | 518 comments

30.

Repair cafés waging war on throwaway culture (www.theguardian.com)

571 points by wcunning 2018-03-17 | 364 comments

31.

Iran's blogfather: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are killing the web (www.theguardian.com)

570 points by plg 2015-12-30 | 183 comments

32.

The rise of the pointless job (www.theguardian.com)

560 points by kawera 2018-05-04 | 470 comments

33.

50M Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach (www.theguardian.com)

558 points by tsneed290 2018-03-17 | 254 comments

34.

Why time management is ruining our lives (www.theguardian.com)

552 points by eoin_murphy 2016-12-22 | 203 comments

35.

The 1% hide their money offshore, then use it to corrupt our democracy (www.theguardian.com)

542 points by dineshp2 2016-04-11 | 338 comments

36.

Niki Lauda has died (www.theguardian.com)

537 points by CaliforniaKarl 2019-05-21 | 86 comments

37.

Will MySpace ever lose its monopoly? (2007) (www.theguardian.com)

534 points by Jarred 2018-03-28 | 315 comments

38.

Decentralisation: the next big step for the world wide web (www.theguardian.com)

532 points by carsonfarmer 2018-09-08 | 208 comments

39.

Mystery of sonic weapon attacks in Cuba deepens (www.theguardian.com)

523 points by nikcub 2017-09-15 | 277 comments

40.

Mosul dam engineers warn it could fail at any time, killing 1M people (www.theguardian.com)

522 points by larrymcp 2016-03-02 | 247 comments

41.

Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds (www.theguardian.com)

511 points by ryan_j_naughton 2018-10-30 | 356 comments

42.

Email service used by Snowden shuts down, warns against using US-based companies (www.theguardian.com)

509 points by weu 2013-08-09 | 166 comments

43.

France to ban mobile phones in primary, junior and middle schools (www.theguardian.com)

505 points by non_sequitur 2017-12-13 | 343 comments

44.

NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders (www.theguardian.com)

501 points by qubitsam 2013-10-24 | 223 comments

45.

UK mass digital surveillance regime ruled unlawful (www.theguardian.com)

501 points by robin_reala 2018-01-30 | 186 comments

46.

India's farmed chickens dosed with world's strongest antibiotics, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

495 points by Gupie 2018-02-01 | 192 comments

47.

Facebook deletes Norway PM's post as 'napalm girl' row escalates (www.theguardian.com)

488 points by mmariani 2016-09-09 | 431 comments

48.

News is bad for you (www.theguardian.com)

486 points by vvsanil 2013-12-12 | 232 comments

49.

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook hearing was a sham (www.theguardian.com)

483 points by DyslexicAtheist 2018-04-11 | 252 comments

50.

The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back (www.theguardian.com)

482 points by trauco 2013-09-05 | 105 comments

51.

I froze the salaries of my executive team to benefit other workers (www.theguardian.com)

480 points by otikik 2019-05-16 | 313 comments

52.

Uruguay legalises production and sale of cannabis (www.theguardian.com)

480 points by wslh 2013-12-11 | 312 comments

53.

Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunotherapy trial (www.theguardian.com)

479 points by DanBC 2017-08-17 | 169 comments

54.

Discovery of a new irregular pentagon that can cover the plane (www.theguardian.com)

472 points by tokenadult 2015-08-12 | 123 comments

55.

No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down (www.theguardian.com)

471 points by passenger 2016-07-04 | 242 comments

56.

State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions (www.theguardian.com)

464 points by dethi 2015-11-13 | 454 comments

57.

US cable giants calls on FCC to block cities' expansion of high-speed internet (www.theguardian.com)

460 points by primelens 2014-08-30 | 154 comments

58.

Canada to introduce legislation to legalize recreational cannabis (www.theguardian.com)

458 points by sasvari 2016-04-20 | 210 comments

59.

Teens who refuse to use social media (www.theguardian.com)

453 points by pmoriarty 2018-08-29 | 362 comments

60.

Dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment (www.theguardian.com)

439 points by sethbannon 2015-11-09 | 197 comments

61.

iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party repairs (www.theguardian.com)

438 points by noobie 2016-02-06 | 341 comments

62.

Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress (www.theguardian.com)

431 points by m1 2018-04-10 | 462 comments

63.

Mary Lee Berners-Lee has died (www.theguardian.com)

431 points by m0nty 2018-01-24 | 46 comments

64.

Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone battery life (www.theguardian.com)

431 points by gargs 2016-02-08 | 233 comments

65.

The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world (www.theguardian.com)

429 points by DanielBMarkham 2018-10-14 | 96 comments

66.

Edward Snowden voted Guardian person of the year 2013 (www.theguardian.com)

427 points by r0h1n 2013-12-09 | 89 comments

67.

Universities are broke – let’s cut the pointless admin and get back to teaching (www.theguardian.com)

427 points by ryan_j_naughton 2017-08-23 | 288 comments

68.

Anti-ageing compound set for human trials after turning clock back for mice (www.theguardian.com)

427 points by Mizza 2013-12-22 | 231 comments

69.

Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows (www.theguardian.com)

423 points by prostoalex 2017-12-07 | 260 comments

70.

Facebook are 'morally bankrupt liars' says New Zealand's privacy commissioner (www.theguardian.com)

419 points by oska 2019-04-08 | 328 comments

71.

Facebook ordered to delete illegally collected data by Belgian court (www.theguardian.com)

418 points by 317070 2018-02-16 | 230 comments

72.

The Sugar Conspiracy (www.theguardian.com)

413 points by oska 2016-04-07 | 352 comments

73.

Facebook’s war on free will (www.theguardian.com)

411 points by kawera 2017-09-19 | 268 comments

74.

Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15m of Americans' personal debt (www.theguardian.com)

409 points by sdfjkl 2013-11-12 | 267 comments

75.

'Sending a message': what the US and UK are attempting to do (www.theguardian.com)

405 points by qubitsam 2013-08-21 | 152 comments

76.

Orcas have learned how to drown great white sharks (www.theguardian.com)

404 points by walkingolof 2017-11-17 | 102 comments

77.

David Cameron announces resignation (www.theguardian.com)

403 points by matheusalmeida 2016-06-24 | 337 comments

78.

A global movement to ban urban billboards (www.theguardian.com)

399 points by amelius 2015-10-11 | 192 comments

79.

I spent 29 years in solitary confinement (2010) (www.theguardian.com)

399 points by Tomte 2017-06-15 | 250 comments

80.

Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years (www.theguardian.com)

399 points by barking 2017-07-24 | 383 comments

81.

Thinking of yourself as an insomniac may be a part of the problem (www.theguardian.com)

398 points by prostoalex 2018-04-30 | 172 comments

82.

Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system (www.theguardian.com)

394 points by sampo 2013-12-06 | 194 comments

83.

How to disappear from the internet (www.theguardian.com)

389 points by kawera 2018-05-19 | 130 comments

84.

Atari co-founder: mobile games make me want to throw my phone (www.theguardian.com)

388 points by ingve 2016-04-28 | 216 comments

85.

Swedes turn against cashlessness (www.theguardian.com)

386 points by kawera 2018-04-03 | 343 comments

86.

Fake it till you make it: the wolves of Instagram (www.theguardian.com)

386 points by kawera 2018-05-03 | 255 comments

87.

I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it (www.theguardian.com)

385 points by perseusprime11 2017-03-12 | 242 comments

88.

The Panama Papers: how the world’s rich and famous hide their money offshore (www.theguardian.com)

385 points by petethomas 2016-04-04 | 141 comments

89.

What if the problem of poverty is that it’s profitable to other people? (www.theguardian.com)

383 points by nkurz 2016-04-10 | 441 comments

90.

George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society (www.theguardian.com)

380 points by lumberjack 2018-01-26 | 251 comments

91.

FBI operating fleet of surveillance aircraft flying over US cities (www.theguardian.com)

379 points by denzil_correa 2015-06-02 | 217 comments

92.

Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars (www.theguardian.com)

378 points by tjalfi 2017-09-28 | 426 comments

93.

Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system (2013) (www.theguardian.com)

378 points by ramgorur 2016-10-16 | 141 comments

94.

Boredom is not a problem to be solved, it's the privilege of a free mind (www.theguardian.com)

377 points by vinnyglennon 2015-09-30 | 88 comments

95.

Google and a nuclear fusion company have developed a new algorithm (www.theguardian.com)

373 points by jonbaer 2017-07-26 | 114 comments

96.

Giving up reading news will make us happier (www.theguardian.com)

369 points by Ours90 2018-04-05 | 192 comments

97.

Congress finally showed it's willing to fight the FBI on encryption (www.theguardian.com)

366 points by magoghm 2016-03-02 | 73 comments

98.

Apple's privacy feature costs ad companies millions (www.theguardian.com)

365 points by oneeyedpigeon 2018-01-09 | 383 comments

99.

The great British Brexit robbery (www.theguardian.com)

364 points by rbanffy 2017-05-07 | 334 comments

100.

How slot machines are designed to be addictive (www.theguardian.com)

364 points by YeGoblynQueenne 2017-11-05 | 193 comments

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