Man uses Raspberry Pi to create small spying tool
• dvice.comThat’s all it took for Brendan O’Connor to create a private, personalized NSA-like Internet spying device.
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First Lavabit, now Silent Circle - Updated with Snowden's comment
• Daily Paul.comUpdate: Snowden commented Friday on the closure of the encrypted email service Lavabit, which he himself has used in the past.
Here's What Happens In A Single Second On The Internet [Infographic]
• popsci.comFour million people laugh at the same cat in unison, probably.
Another e-mail service shuts down over government spying concerns
• Timothy B. Lee, Washington PostSilent Circle, a prominent supplier of secure communications services has decided to shutter its e-mail service to avoid having to turn over confidential customer information to the government. The move comes hours after another e-mail service provid
Another Secure Email Service, Silent Circle, Is Shutting Down
• GizmodoSilent Circle's CEO Michael Janke admitted that some of its high-profile users would likely have authorities sniffing around soon. In the meantime, Silent Circle's phone, video and text encryption systems are still up and running.
Government Can Now Control Your iPhone
• govtslaves.infoPolice forces around the world have had the problem that when their officers get a bit carried away and start pepper spraying tied captives there is someone on hand filming the event on their mobile phones.
Restoring Trust in Government and the Internet
• .Responding to allegations the video-chat service Skype -- owned by Microsoft -- was changing its protocols to make it possible for the government to eavesdrop on users, Corporate Vice President Mark Gillett denied it. Turns out that wasn't quite true
Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down
• Lew Rockwell blogI wish that I could legally share with you the events that led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know what’s going on–the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately,
The Ron Paul Channel to Launch August 12
• Lewrockwell.comToday, former-Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul announced the Ron Paul Channel (www.RonPaulChannel.com) would launch the week of August 12, 2013 and new details about the Channel.
PayPal tests mobile payments using your face for verification
• http://news.cnet.com, by Lance WhitneyA new trial in the U.K. lets people pay for items using the PayPal app, a mobile phone, and a photo to prove their identity.
Thanks to the NSA, the Sky May Be Falling on U.S. Cloud Providers
•U.S. cloud providers could lose between $21.5 billion and $35 billion in revenue over the next three years because of worries about the National Security Agency's PRISM program, which enables the government to access user data from U.S. Internet comp
Pornography to become even more readily available on the internet
• americanthinker.comQuietly, with almost no fanfare, the governing board of the internet (ICANN) approved a new .
Comcast proposes six strikes alternative to convert pirates into paying customers
• extremetech.comThe film and music industries have been waging a war against file sharing through the courts for years, but have more recently started working with governments and ISPs to stop sharing at the source.
The Computer Game That Helps Therapists Chat to Adolescents With Mental Health Problems
• Technologyreview.comAdolescents with mental health problems are particularly hard for therapists to engage. But a new computer game is providing a healthy conduit for effective communication between them
How an Internet Toiletry Gimmick Remade Mexican Sex Education
• Wired.comThe Dollar Shave Club delivers cheap razor blades and butt wipes right to dudes’ doors so they don’t have to deal with the inconvenience of actually going to the store.
HALF OF TOR SITES COMPROMISED, INCLUDING TORMAIL
• .In a crackdown that FBI claims to be about hunting down pedophiles, half of the onion sites in the TOR network has been compromised, including the e-mail counterpart of TOR deep web, TORmail.
The Real Reason Why Your Online Video Quality Stinks
• technewsdaily.comIf you've noticed that YouTube and Netflix stream slowly during peak hours, you might chalk it up to a congested network.
Analysis: T.J. Maxx, others look past chaos to e-commerce bonanza
• ReutersLow-price retailer T.J. Maxx plans to open an online store this year, as does rival Saks Inc's Off Fifth outlets, making 2013 the year technology may have caught up with the speed of fashion.
If Facebook Can Profit from Your Data, Why Can’t You?
• Technologyreview.comReputation.com says it’s ready to unveil a place where people can offer personal information to marketers in return for discounts and other perks.
Math Advances Raise the Prospect of an Internet Security Collapse
• Technologyreview.comAcademic advances suggest that the encryption systems that secure online communications could be undermined in just a few years.
Yahoo Fantasy Football App: Finally, Mobile Drafting
• popularmechanics.comBefore last NFL season kicked off, PopMech reviewed some of the best apps for fantasy football freaks.
Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks, Get a Visit from the Feds
• The Atlantic WireMichele Catalano was looking for information online about pressure cookers. Her husband, in the same time frame, was Googling backpacks. Wednesday morning, six men from a joint terrorism task force showed up at their house to
NSA-Proofing Your Passwords
• Lew Rockwell blog"Silent Circle" has a password test. Note that longer passphrases, even if they are only lower case characters, are tougher to crack than shorter passwords with all sorts of numbers and non-characters.
Study Reveals Techie Terms Censored Online in China
• Technologyreview.comResearchers reverse-engineered a list of keywords blacklisted on various messaging platforms.
Ron Paul: A House Divided Over NSA Spying on Americans
• Ron Paul's Texas Straight TalkLast week’s House debate on the Defense Appropriations bill for 2014 produced a bit more drama than usual. After hearing that House leadership would do away with the traditional “open rule” allowing for debate on any funding limitation amendment, it
Aaron Swartz – The Network Transformation (Video)
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Here Swartz describes the nature of the shift from centralized one-to-many systems, such as broadcast television, to the decentralized many-to-many topography of network communication. The end of scarcity in transmission capacity poses the question o
Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords
• by Declan McCullagh (c/Net)The US government has demanded major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed.
Irish watchdog won't probe U.S. firms over continuing spying on its citizens
• ReutersA watchdog in Ireland, home to the European headquarters of Apple and Facebook, says it will not investigate them for transferring personal data to a U.S. spy agency BECAUSE they have signed up to EU privacy principles. lol
App of the Day: Tile helps you find stuff you lose
• dvice.comHere's something we could all probably use at one time or another — it's an app for finding lost items.
Censoring Ron Paul and every other libertarian idea on the Internet
Powell GammillA very typical day of me trying to get much less read a message from Dr. Paul.
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