Canadian Association... calls on government to approve U.S.-style internet surveillance
• http://endthelie.com, By Madison RuppertCanadian Association of Police Chiefs calls on government to approve U.S.-style internet surveillance
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Ducking Google in search engines
• www.washingtonpost.comGabriel Weinberg is creator of duckduckgo.com, a search engine that does not track users’ history and information.
Homeland Security spends millions for ‘biosurveillance’ of social networks
• http://rt.comThe US Department of Homeland Security has signed a multi-million dollar contract with a global management consulting firm to boost the country’s attempt to master biosurveillance using social networks.
Petraeus and Broadwell used common e-mail trick
• USA TodayRather than transmitting e-mails to the other's inbox, they composed at least some messages and left them in a draft folder or in an electronic "drop box," the AP reported. Then the other person could log onto the same account and read the draft e-ma
Cybersecurity Bill Dead After Second U.S. Senate Rebuff
• ReutersThe bill would have increased information-sharing between intelligence agencies and private companies. It also would have set voluntary standards for businesses that control electric grids or water treatment plants.
Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks
• Washington PostPresident Obama has signed a secret directive that effectively enables the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation’s web of government and private computer networks.
ISS astronauts control robot on Earth via "interplanetary internet"
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyThe internet has changed a great deal of modern society, and now it promises to change space exploration as well.
Homeland Security to Test Social Media as Disease-Tracking Tool
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, StaffCan Facebook or Twitter reveal the spread of the ordinary cold or a possibly deadly pandemic? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to find out by monitoring popular social media networks in a yearlong project.
Europe Proposes Cheap Quantum Optics Link to the Space Station
• technologyreview.com, The Physics arXiv BlogThe ability to send entangled photons to the ISS would be a stepping stone to a global quantum internet and could test the link between quantum mechanics and relativity
Google Says Governments Are Trying To Spy On Citizens Now More Than Ever
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dominic RusheGovernment surveillance of citizens' online lives is rising sharply around the world, according to Google's latest report on requests to remove content and hand over user data to official agencies.
Kim Dotcom's Sequel To MegaUpload Is Finally Online
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Megan Rose DickeyKim Dotcom's MegaUpload replacement has finally found a new home.
How A Simple Gmail Search Could Lead To An Invasion Of Your Privacy
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Connie OgleHow many times did you go online today? Did you update your Facebook status? Do a web search? Order a new pair of shoes?
Making the Switch from Cable to Internet TV
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, by Leslie MeredithReplacing costly cable service with Internet TV seems like an easy way to reduce the family budget.
Australia abandons mandatory Internet filter plan
• APThe Australian government has abandoned its 5-year-old pledge to mandate a filter blocking child pornography and other objectionable Internet content. Instead of a compulsory filter being imposed, Internet service providers have agreed to
View Internet Porn, Get Blackmailed By Hackers
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Julie BortHackers have discovered a new way to part computer uses with their money. They plant malware on a computer that threatens to report the computer user to the police for viewing or distributing porn.
Trend Forecaster Gerald Celente Sues Google To Block His Obscene Impostors
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Erin FuchsNoted trend forecaster Gerald Celente sued Google this week for allegedly letting bloggers use his image in vulgar postings.
Megaupload Case Has Far-Reaching Implications for Cloud-Data Ownership Rights
• http://www.wired.com, By David KravetsThere’s more at stake in the Megaupload case than the freedom of founder Kim Dotcom and his indicted file-sharing associates.
Amazon Just Took A Big Swipe At Hulu And Netflix
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kevin SmithAmazon quietly switched its Prime service today, letting subscribers choose between paying $7.99 per month or $79 per year.
Obama Spent More On Online Ads Than It Cost To Build The Lincoln Memorial
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Laura StamplerPresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney haven't just maintained an online presence via carefully crafted Tumblrs, Facebook pages, and Twitter accounts — they've heavily populated the sidebars of your favorite websites.
Feds Say No Dice in Retrieving Your Data Seized in Megaupload Case
• Wired.comFederal prosecutors are proposing a process that would make it essentially impossible for former Megaupload users to recover their data.
The Kremlin’s New Internet Surveillance Plan Goes Live Today
• http://www.wired.com, By Andrei Soldatov and IrinaOn the surface, it’s all about protecting Russian kids from internet pedophiles.
Coiled Beams Of Light Send 100 Terabits Per Second Through The Air
• http://www.popsci.com, By Amber WilliamsEngineers could use the technology to produce the fastest Internet ever.
Meet The Man Behind The Google Of Porn
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dylan LoveDid you know that there's a section of the population using the Internet to look at porn?
We Talk To The Mysterious Person Behind Saudi Arabia's Most Infamous Whistle-Blowing Twitter Acc
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Joshua BerlingerSaudi Arabia's most famous dissident is quietly starting a revolution in the Twittersphere.
Meme-sters Attack Hurricane Sandy Head-On
• Wired.comAs New York City and much of the East Coast are entering what could be a miserable couple of days, the meme-sters are already having a ball with Hurricane Sandy.
Showdown set on bid to give U.N. control of Internet
• dailystar.comIt is expected to be the mother of all cyber diplomatic battles.
The Supreme Court Is Set To Rule On What You Can Sell On eBay
• http://www.businessinsider.com, ReutersSeveral justices on the U.S. Supreme Court voiced concern on Monday about letting U.S. copyright holders block the resale inside the country of products they make elsewhere, in one of the court's biggest copyright cases in years.
Google Snubs Bing With Hilarious 'Get Your Google Back' Video
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kevin SmithIf you're a Windows 8 user and want Google on your Start screen check out this hilarious how-to video posted by the search giant.
Google Maps The Grand Canyon And Other Amazing Photos From This Week
• http://www.popsci.com,Including a pepper-spraying iPhone, an illustrated guide to eating a Triceratops, and more
Powerful Paedophile Ring Linked to Parliament Exposed
• http://www.prisonplanet.comAn MP claims there is ‘clear intelligence suggesting a powerful paedophile network linked to Parliament and No 10′. Alex interviews the UK Column’s Brain Gerrish about this and a whole host more.
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