By the Numbers: Has Facebook Fatigue Set In?
• Ryan Singel via WIREDHave we reached the Facebook saturation point?
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China Renews Google’s License
• John C. Abell via WIREDGoogle announced Friday that China had renewed its license to operate in the world’s largest market, at least for another year.
The Watson Report: The Real Agenda Behind Cybersecurity
• Paul Joseph Watson via Prison Planet.tvIn this special video report for Prison Planet.tv members, Paul Joseph Watson explains why the real agenda behind cybersecurity is political oppression and the death of free speech on the Internet, and how the entire globe is now implementing Chinese
BLIZZARD of dissent ...to opt out of online identity mandate
• BeatTheChip.orgIf the level of dissent displayed against Blizzard is any example of how online communities respond to privacy and identity mandates, it might create a difference in national Cyber Security and national ID.
The Crumpets Take Manhattan
• Daily Show with Jon StewartAmerica should buy the Queen of England so she can do odd jobs like mow lawns, sell hot dogs or be the Shake Weight spokesperson.
Lieberman’s Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Bill Hits Roadblock
• Prison PlanetIt appears that the effort to pass a cyber-security bill is going to get a bit more tough then expected.
Facebook Has Deleted "Boycott BP" - 800,000 Fans Left Hanging
• ireport.cnn.com/This group was created with the intent of sending a clear and strong message to BP and to Washington that what has happened in the Gulf has to stop everywhere.
White House seeks comment on trusted ID plan
• Networked WorldFor the next 3 weeks the White House is seeking comment on a draft plan for establishing a trusted identity system online, with the goal of making Internet transactions more secure and convenient.
OK, now I get why Obama has to shut down the Internet to keep me safe
• The Vigilant Lens[I love this blog!] When the smart apes start demanding money for war and the K Street owned Congressman start apologizing to British Petroleum…you’ll know someone is ready to install a kill switch on the internet. Oh well shit look at that.
Australian government to force Internet users to install state-approved software
• Mathaba News Agency[Coming to a country near YOU] The Australian government is set to intensify its war against Internet freedom by forcing web users to install state-approved anti-virus software. If they fail to do so, they will be denied an Internet connection, or i
DHS IG wants US CERT enforcement power, doesn't say how
• Fierce Government ITThe Homeland Security Department should have the power to force civilian agencies to comply with cybersecurity guidance from DHS's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, asserted DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner before a House panel June 16.
Section 706 worse than Lieberman bill, says Senate Committee
• Fierce Government ITExisting presidential authority over telecommunications infrastructure is greater than what the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 would permit the executive branch to do in case of a cyber emergency, say proponents of the bill.
Google Wins Key Copyright Ruling
• Wall Steet JournalThe judge granted Google's motion for summary judgment in a 3-year-old lawsuit in which Viacom claimed that the video-sharing Web site had sought to exploit Viacom's copyrighted works for profit. Google argued that YouTube was protected by the Digita
"NSTIC" blueprint for online national ID profile goes live Friday
• BeatTheChip.orgIt's called National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace or NSTIC. It is a policy "blueprint"for the incorporation of a national online identity number. NSTIC will be available for public evaluation Friday via WhiteHouse.gov.
OMFG, Youtube is making children out of our kids!
Found ZeroFinally exposed as the dark encourager of experimentalism, athleticism and creativity, Youtube must be held accountable for corrupting an entire generation of would-be sheep. Youtube video included!
Government want absolute power over internet
• Prisonplanet.comPresident Obama will be given the power to shut down the Internet with a 'kill switch' in a new law being proposed in the US. He would be able to order popular search engines such a Google and Yahoo to suspend access their websites in times of n
Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed
• GawkerA security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.
It would appear Reuters has hired a company to basically go on an extortion campaign for them
• godlikeproductions.comThis affects all net sites/forums using Reuters: Just copy/paste the url into your browser & read the thread if the url provided comes up banned due to hotlinking. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1089173/pg1
Decentralize the web with Diaspora - New Social Media Application That You Control
• Maxwell SalzbergEnter your Diaspora “seed,” a personal web server that stores all of your information and shares it with your friends. Diaspora knows how to securely share (using GPG) your pictures, videos, and more. When you have a Diaspora seed of your own, you ow
Rand Paul Lags Father, Ron, In Internet Popularity
• Mondo FrazierWhen it comes to Internet attention, new Kentucky GOP nominee for the US Senate, Rand Paul, can't hold a candle to his old man. Simon Owens, Bloggasm, crunches the numbers.
EFF: Forget Cookies, Your Browser Has Fingerprints
• PC WorldEven without cookies, popular browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox give Web sites enough information to get a unique picture of their visitors about 94 percent of the time, according to research compiled over the past few months by the Elec
Google grabs personal info off of Wi-Fi networks
• CNBC.comGoogle Inc. has been vacuuming up fragments of people's online activities broadcast over public Wi-Fi networks for the past four years, a breach of Web etiquette likely to raise more privacy worries about the Internet search leader.
Facebook downplays privacy crisis meeting
• BBCFacebook has downplayed the significance of a company-wide meeting to discuss privacy issues. The blogosphere described the meeting as a panic measure following weeks of criticism over the way it handles members' data.
Google Says It Mistakenly Collected Data on Web Usage
• Wall Street JournalGoogle Inc. said an internal investigation has discovered that the roving vans the company uses to create its online mapping services were mistakenly collecting data about websites people were visiting over wireless networks.
Judge nixes Facebook groups by class-cutting kids
• AFPA judge in Argentina has ordered Facebook to close all groups set up by minors, after thousands of middle-schoolers used the social media website to organize an unauthorized day off school, a court source said Wednesday.
Why the Internet might fail May 5
• IT NewsNetwork managers are being urged to run a series of checks on their routers and firewalls to ensure their users will still be able to connect to internet sites in the wake of a major change to the internet's domain name system this week.
Fake Antivirus Software is 'Growing Threat' to Computer Users, Warns Google
• telegraph.co.uk via Rense.comMillions of computer users are being duped in to installing software they think will protect them online but actually leaves their computer vulnerable to hackers
Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom?
• By Chester GouldNet Neutrality is a proposal for the federal government to take ownership of internet service provided and owned by private corporations because they believe that they are the best at protecting freedom of speech. This ironic statement is sad when yo
Silicon Valley cops raid Gizmodo editor's home, seize six computers
• Yahoo! News blogPolice broke into the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen and confiscated 4 computers and 2 servers, the tech blog reports. Gizmodo broke the news last week about Apple's next-generation iPhone, after paying a source who found it in a California bar
Death of the internet in the UK
• PrisonPlanetA draconian Internet censorship bill finally passed the house of commons in the UK yesterday, legislating for government powers to restrict and filter any website that is deemed to be undesirable for public consumption.
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