Russia wants to ban swear words from the Internet
Bad words are corrupting the children’s youth. Right?
On Jul 26, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Imprisoned Vietnamese blogger has spent 32 days on hunger strike
The country has been on a tear arresting bloggers, while one who’s served five years is starving himself to death behind bars.
On Jul 24, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Finnish Parliament will vote on crowdsourced copyright bill
Citizen took advantage of the country’s new Open Ministry program, which allows individuals to create a bill online.
On Jul 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Reddit’s PRISM strategy: Don’t collect what the government wants
How has Reddit come to lead the way in protecting user privacy online? It makes a point to invest in user anonymity.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Cody Permenter
U.S. government enlisted ISPs to fight Chinese hackers
The Department of Homeland security shared the IP addresses of suspected Chinese hackers with American Internet service providers in a previously undisclosed attempt to thwart cyberattacks.
On Jul 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Ron Paul fears drone strike on PRISM leaker Edward Snowden
“I’m worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile or a drone missile,” Paul told Fox Business News.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
Vietnamese blogger’s site becomes weaponized after his arrest
Trong Duy Nhat is only the most recent citizen arrested for criticizing his government online.
On May 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Chinese hackers gain access to the most expensive U.S. weapons system ever built
A senior military advisory panel claims that more than two dozen major military weapons systems may have already been compromised by Chinese hackers.
On May 28, 2013 by Tim Sampson
The thin line between cyberattacks and real war
Even in the digital age, a country can only legally counter a cyberattack with a physical one if the original attacked caused real, physical damage.
On May 28, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Russia accidentally blacklists its biggest social network
The ban only lasted a matter of hours, but it showed just how easily the country can stifle online speech.
On May 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Not only are you a criminal, you’re bragging about it on Facebook
Amnesty International site trawls Facebook for incriminating activity, and the results may surprise you.
On May 15, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy
White House may support FBI’s Internet wiretapping plan
According to the New York Times, the White House is reportedly on the cusp of backing a plan to allow the FBI to monitor Internet communications.
On May 8, 2013 by Kevin Collier
The future of CISPA to be decided Wednesday
According to a House Intelligence Committee press release, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Actwill begin debate at 10am Wednesday
On Apr 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Congress offically can’t decide if it likes Internet freedom
He’s a good idea of what the current U.S. Congress is like: One party officially wants to say Internet freedom is a good thing. The other isn’t quite so sure.
On Apr 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
California wants you to see what data miners know about you
Say you got a letter from an advertiser, congratulating you on turning 30. It’s unnerving: You’ve never heard of the company. A proposed California law aims to change that.
On Apr 3, 2013 by Kevin Collier
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