Foxconn has more to worry about. As well as struggling to deal with allegations of exploitative working conditions in its factories, it’s now had the bad fortune of being hacked, having login and password information spread across the web. More »
Trolls are something we all have to put up with online. But a new BBC documentary tried to track them down, and this video shows just how horrible they can be in real life, too. More »
Plenty of TVs get sold with net connectivity these days. Australian data presented at Sony’s big product showcase today suggests that the majority of people still don’t take advantage of that option, but those that do get properly hooked. More »
If you own a website, it’s probably a good idea to renew your domain name right now. In fact, it’s probably a good idea to renew your domain name for as long as is fiscally responsible for you. Three years? Five years? Whatever, go do it! We don’t want your website ending up like The Bay Citizen, which currently routes to an embarrassing GoDaddy landing page. More »
The Super Bowl is like a goose that lays golden eggs from which cash cows hatch. It makes obscene amounts of money. So, that could be why the DHS has stepped up its confiscation of sports-related domains in the run-up to Sunday American Football Super Bowl — nuking a total of 307 separate sites. More »
If you don’t know of Alan Lomax, you should. He single-handedly traveled the world to record traditional music across America, Europe and the Caribbean. He amassed over 5,000 hours of sound recordings, and now a team of archivists are posting it online for anyone to listen to. More »
After the FBI shut down Megaupload, millions of people were locked out of files they had uploaded to the service. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling bullshit on this, and along with Carpathia, MegaUpload’s hosting service, they’ve started MegaRetrieval.com, a new site meant to call attention and serve those affected. More »
Following in the proud, wide, footsteps of SOPA and PIPA, the US Senate is set to vote on another internet regulation bill this week — and the web is worrying already. Justified? Maybe. Unfortunately, the public isn’t allowed to read it. More »
