While major global internet companies are loudly fighting the US government’s anti-piracy SOPA legislation, closer to home our own government is doing its best to keep its anti-piracy effort under wraps, blocking a freedom of information request to access eight pages of handwritten notes from a secret industry meeting in September last year. More »
The IMF, earth’s global financial Voltron, was walloped by a huge hack over the weekend – and it’s doubtful a criminal group was behind the attack. What’s that mean? A foreign power probably backed the digital raid. Bad (diplomatic) news. More »
Last week, the Library of Congress confirmed it’s blocking WikiLeaks. Censorship principles aside, the ban has one clear consequence: the Congressional Research Service, responsible for crucial reports to lawmakers, is part of the Library. Now their plug is pulled too. More »
According to an official quoted in a Russian newspaper, the Kremlin has sent an assassin to kill Colonel Shcherbakov, the man who betrayed Anna Chapman and nine other Russian spies living in the US. Wait, what year is this again? More »
Oh boy – where even to start with this one. Use of penile plethysmography (PPG), which measure your penis for arousal while you view questionable content, is finally being ceased by the Canadian government. After being used for 25 years. More »
New negotiations for an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) kick off today, and this round focuses on a secretive internet piracy plan drafted by the US government. No text has been released, but secret copyright treaty details have surfaced. It’s not looking good. More »
Michael Untermeyer better steer clear of the strip clubs for the next thirty days. The candidate for Philly DA has chosen to wear an electronic monitoring anklet like the thugs get to wear. Why? More »
