Monday, December 23, 2013
NSA spies on Israeli top brass
Friday, December 13, 2013
How to protect yourself from FBI webcam spying
Thursday, October 24, 2013
NSA tracked calls of 35 world leaders
So it appears that Germany and Brazil aren't the only nations that were under the watchful eyes of the NSA.
The Guardian (with excerpt of memo)
Friday, October 18, 2013
Real name and face on Google's ads?
Ars Technica - with more info
Friday, September 6, 2013
NSA and British intel had interest in decryption
GCHQ (British intelligence) also may had interest in decrypting info on the web as well.
Many people use encryption to protect information for a good reason: privacy. Also this is done to deter cyber-criminals who may use sensitive info for their own purposes.
So this may prove that even with encryption, there's not much escape from the NSA, providing they have the effective back-door means to access such encrypted info.
TheGuardian - Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security
Thursday, July 4, 2013
People protesting NSA surveillance programs in Washington DC
Thanks to the Associated Press for covering this, now people in Washington are protesting the NSA surveillance programs, the collection of data from cell phones and the Internet.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Obama to support Internet wiretapping program
RT America video on FBI's latest attempt to monitor Internet users on chats, emails and more.
US entertainment industry calls for use of rootkits against Internet pirates
So, if going after Internet piracy with DMCA takedowns and ISP throttling of Net connections aren’t enough, the music and movie industries in the US are looking to take their Internet piracy fight to the next level with legalizing the use of malware, such as spyware and rootkits, to go up against Internet pirates on the web.
One of many measures looked at, is the ability to lock your PC with a notice saying for example, that you broke a law and need to pay a fine (known as ransomware).
Such as measure like this takes the fight directly to the user.
Source: Boing Boing
Friday, April 19, 2013
Boston marathon bomber left behind digital trail
Russia Today America video on one of the Boston bombers that left behind a digital past on YouTube, Twitter and other social media sites that may reveal more about both of the suspects.
Friday, March 29, 2013
How Twitter can get you fired
Even digital dirt (info out there about you on the web) may be enough to raise an eyebrow or two from employers, because most of them keep tabs on you on the web, and so will job recruiters.
It serves as a reminder to keep your private stuff private and be mindful on what info you put out on the web.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
New Apple security measure creates a flaw or two
Apple fixed the issue, but are they any more flaws left behind?
Monday, February 25, 2013
Porn on Ice: RT video on Iceland Internet porn ban attempt
Iceland looking to censor Internet porn
Just as we thought Iceland has long respected Internet freedom and free from Internet surveillance, now it looks to censor porn altogether instead of just child porn.
Halla Gunnarsdottir had this to say about the Internet being somewhat lawless: “There are laws in our society. Why should they not apply to the Internet”?
Sounds like a huge response for taking a country’s law books and presence to the Internet, while the authoritarian regimes are already doing the same, such as Iran, China and Russia.
The UK ISPs wanted to block out porn by default, by making it an option for Internet subscribers to opt in if needed, if they want to view this kind of content. Will Iceland resort to this model?
Australia conducted a test in 2008 on Internet filtering of porn and depictions of crime and drug use. Some parts of that country are still doing this now.
As soon as a regime censors one form of Internet, it’s a pretext to censor anything else that they think violates the laws in their country, or simply do not approve of.
So fellow Icelanders: Tell those politicians to respect Internet freedom by not posing as Internet cops over what you can do and post like in Communist China and Islamic Iran.
Source: MSN News
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Twitter wants to track TV trends
Twitter is looking into this after its acquisition of Bluefin Labs.
Perhaps not the first social media to begin data gathering on media trends - YouTube may have done a study with Neilsen on video viewership.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
France court tells Twitter to release identities of racist tweeters
A French court puts Twitter on the spotlight and tells them to turn over data of anti-Semitic tweeters, and that’s because in France, hate and racist speech is illegal in the country.
Twitter said that they are reviewing the request, but will they comply?
When it comes to some European countries like Germany and France going after Nazi paraphernalia and hate comments online, that can be just the pretext needed for Internet subjugation.
Source: Tech News World
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Top ISPs Six Strikes Anti-Piracy measures may apply to free Wi-Fi
The top ISPs - AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, and others may expand the six strikes copyright rule to their Wi-Fi hotspots, and go after businesses that are providing patrons their Wi-Fi access and throttling down their Net speed if used for infringement purposes.
It shows even if you use public Wi-Fi, you may be subject to an unexpected decrease in Net speed.
Source: TechDirt
If you're looking to petition Verizon not to pursue businesses that provide their Wi-Fi access, sign the petition here.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Google removes censorship notice from Chinese search
Google decides to take away the ability to notify Chinese internet surfers of censored search results from China’s internet censorship systems, days after its plans to visit North Korea.
Is it because the Chinese regime already know about it, or that it serves no purpose to Google?
North Korea has it’s own domestic Intranet in place, so will Google’s visit to the country help in terms of setting up shop, or otherwise?
Source: Information Policy