Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Ian KatzThreats range from governments trying to control citizens to the rise of Facebook and Apple-style 'walled gardens'
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Facebook's Telescope on Human Behavior
• technologyreview.com, By Tom SimoniteThe leader of the social network's efforts to mine its piles of data says the effort can help explain why people act as they do.
First Newspapers, Now TV – the Internet Reformation Rolls On
• http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff ReportCitibank Says It's 'Flummoxed' By Ratings Collapse In Cable TV
Here's Everything You Need To Know To Use The New Google+
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Natt GarunGoogle+ got a massive user interface makeover today, making it look more like a social network rather than just a scattered stream of conscious
This Internet provider pledges to put your privacy first. Always.
• CNET NewsStep aside, AT&T and Verizon. A new privacy-protecting Internet service and telephone provider still in the planning stages could become the ACLU's dream and the FBI's worst nightmare.
The Internet Is About To Burst The Most Hated Bubble In America
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileIt looks like one of the most nefarious bubbles in the country could soon collapse.
Anonymous beats Reddit to win Time 100 poll
• http://rt.comAnonymous has trounced Reddit to take the top spot in the 2012 Time 100 poll, an annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
Police Mysteriously Lose Video Of Megaupload Raid
• http://govtslaves.info, Stephen C. WebsterVideo footage of a police raid on the home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is missing, and authorities claim they’re not quire sure what happened to it.
AOL To Sell, License Patents to Microsoft For Nearly $1.1 Billion
• http://www.forbes.com, by Abram BrownAOL will sell and license patents to Microsoft for $1.056 billion, amid pressure for AOL to regain its status as a top Web company.
Half of 600,000 infected Macs are in the U.S.
• http://content.usatoday.com, By Byron AcohidoSome 300,000 of the 600,000 Macs infected by the Flashback Trojan are located in the U.S.
Selling You on Facebook
• wsj.com, By JULIA ANGWIN and JEREMY SINGER-VINEMany popular Facebook apps are obtaining sensitive information about users—and users' friends—so don't be surprised if details about your religious, political and even sexual preferences start popping up in unexpected places.
'Cyber Czar' wants Homeland Security to patrol America's Internet borders
• http://rt.comLawmakers in Washington are divided as to how to implement cybersecurity legislation to protect against infiltration from hackers, but one insider says the answer is simple: just establish border patrol for the Internet in America.
FDA's Stance On Online Pharmacies May Go Too Far, Study Says
• http://www.npr.org, by Shankar VedantamEach year, millions of Americans don't fill their prescriptions because they can't afford to.
Twitter, the FBI, and You
• http://motherjones.com, By Asawin SuebsaengGovernment officials want to data-mine social media to scan for criminal activity. But are their efforts just a complete waste of time?
At Long Last, Twitter Files Anti-Spam Lawsuits
• Mike Isaac via WIRED.comSince the microblogging service exploded in popularity just a few short years ago, Twitter’s most egregious problem has been spam. Type ‘iPad’ in a tweet, and expect a deluge of twitterbots @replying you with fake offers of $99 discount tablets.
Half a million Mac computers 'infected with malware'
• bbc.co.uk/newsMore than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan, according to a Russian anti-virus firm.
How China Blocks the Tor Anonymity Network
• KFC via TechnologyReview.comSecurity analysts reveal the inner workings of China's efforts to block the Tor anonymity network--and how to get around this censorship
Anonymous fights Arizona censorship bill with 'butthurt form'
• http://rt.comThere’s a fine line between offensive and hilarious, and Arizona lawmakers aim to make that boundary legally protected.
Even worse than SOPA: New CISPA cybersecurity bill will censor the Web
• http://rt.comAn onrush of condemnation and criticism kept the SOPA and PIPA acts from passing earlier this year, but US lawmakers have already authored another authoritarian bill that could give them free reign to creep the Web in the name of cybersecurity.
Facebook Strikes Back at Yahoo With Its Own Patent Claims
• Mike Isaac via WIRED.comJust three weeks after after Yahoo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, the social giant struck back on Tuesday with a counterclaim alleging Yahoo is infringing on 10 of Facebook’s own software patents.
Arizona Passes Sweeping Internet Censorship Bill
• http://www.infowars.com, Steve WatsonLegislation to make it illegal to use “offensive” language online
Al-Qaeda’s online forums go dark for days
• Washington PostThe administrator of a second-tier al-Qaeda site recently posted a message on an online forum saying that “the media arena is witnessing a vicious attack by the cross and its helpers on the jihadi media castles.”
Arizona Passes Sweeping Internet Censorship Bill
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Steve WatsonLegislation to make it illegal to use “offensive” language online
Arizona law would criminalize being lewd or annoying on the Internet
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Muriel KaneThe Arizona state legislature apparently finds it difficult to tell the difference between a telephone and the Internet and has passed a bill that would extend the definition of harassment originally devised for phone conversations to anything commun
Arizona netizens outraged over internet censorship bill
• RT.comThe state's legislature has passed a bill which would update an existing telephone harassment law to apply to the Internet and other forms of electronic communication. The problem, though, is that it dramatically broadens the scope, making it poten
Egypt bans porn sites for ‘destroying religious belief’
• http://rt.comAn Egyptian administrative court has banned internet porn sites, describing them as "poisons in spreading immorality.”
Offline Saturday? Anonymous to shut down Internet over SOPA, Wall St.
• http://rt.comAnonymous have declared they are shutting the internet down on March 31 in protest against SOPA, Wall Street, and "irresponsible leaders and the beloved bankers who are starving the world for their own selfish needs out of sheer sadistic fun."
Lulz Security ‘reborn’ with military dating site hack
• AFPA Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers. Hackers referring to themselves as “LulzSec Reborn” made a cache of information evident
Oath Keepers Assisting in Legal Defense of Marine Sgt. Gary Stein
• http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.comOath Keepers is assisting in the legal defense of Marine Corps Sgt. Gary Stein, who is facing military administrative proceedings to separate him from the Marine Corps
US’ plugging up of WikiLeaks axes free press
• http://rt.comWashington's relentless pursuit of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and alleged whistle-blower Bradley Manning, is no secret. But the fate of the two men has got US journalists worried, that they too could soon find themselves behind bars.
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