Tag Archives: Censorship

30
Apr

New Legislation Bans Employers from Asking for Facebook Access

This is good news indeed (if it passes). Your potential employer cannot inquire about your religious or political inclinations so why should they have unfettered access to a place that contains that (and much more) personal information? The Social Networking … Continue reading →

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3
Feb

Big Brother Wants You To Watch The Coffee Shop

The FBI and the Justice Department have designed an Orwellian flyer to promote awareness on how to report suspicious activity in Coffee Shops, Internet Cafes, and other public hotspot locations. The amusing flyer lists a variety of fairly standard privacy … Continue reading →

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24
Jan

TERRIBLE COURT RULING OF THE DAY: No Encryption Protection

In a ruling that seems to fly in the face of Fifth Amendment protections a federal judge ordered a defendant in a mortgage scam case to decrypt the hard drive in a device that was seized by law enforcement. District … Continue reading →

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20
Jan

SOPA/PIPA Look Dead…. For Now

It looks like SOPA/PIPA may dead (or just in a coma) for the time being. From the Associated Press: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set for Tuesday “in light of recent events.” … Continue reading →

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19
Jan

SOPA and PIPA: The Fight Most Go On

While most sites have ended their “blackout” in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) the fight is hardly over. Support is eroding from the bills as they’re currently written; but that will … Continue reading →

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16
Jan

Harry Reid – Stupid, Incompetent, or Corrupt?

Technology experts, “the people”, The White House, and now even it’s co-sponsors are against it; but Sen. Harry Reid plans to move forward with PIPA (PROTECT IP Act). In a short appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday, Senate leader … Continue reading →

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9
Jan

Great Firewall Of…. T-Mobile?

I was lazily scrolling though my Google Reader feed this  afternoon when I saw a Tweet from the Electronic Frontier Foundation that caught my attentions Researcher reports T-Mobile UK is using #DPI and packet forgery to jam SMTPS email encryption … Continue reading →

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29
Nov

Idiotic Claim of the Day: Google Should Vet ALL Webpages

Formula-1 racing man Max Mosley is making the bizarre (and dare I say idiotic) argument that Google should vet every single webpage that shows up in its search results and remove those that may contain defamatory material. The lawsuit stems … Continue reading →

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11
Nov

American Censorship Day: Nov 16, 2011

PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Does your livelihood depend on the internet and tech? Do you work on a popular website? Could you request an in-person meeting with your representative to stop … Continue reading →

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28
Oct

Iran goes [more] Orwellian, Bans Encryption & VPN

Iranian leadership has followed the example of Pakistan and banned the used of Encryption and VPN technology in order to “combat a “soft war” being waged by Western countries against Iran (read: make it easier for the Iranian government to … Continue reading →

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