Islamic rebels forbid Somalis from using the Internet
They are, however, keeping their own radio channel active.
On Jan 9, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Meet the Dallas police chief who airs workplace drama on Twitter
This guy’s got no time for subtweets.
On Jan 9, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Wikimedia staffer loses job over edit-for-cash scandal
Wikipedians allege Sarah Stierch edited the crowdsourced encyclopedia on behalf of paying clients.
On Jan 9, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Yahoo finally encrypts all its users’ email by default
It’s not great encryption, but it’s something.
Yahoo hack turned millions of users into unwitting Bitcoin miners
While dedicating a portion of the power of a typical home computer to the task would only generate the equivalent of a few pennies per year, installing the malware on millions of computers would produce some serious money.
On Jan 9, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
The Shia LaBeouf saga just gets weirder
The Transformers star was hit with another cease-and-desist. Here’s what he did with it.
On Jan 8, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Malware-infested news site tells readers to ignore Google’s warnings
In late December, it became obvious that something was wrong on the Moscow Times’ website.
On Jan 8, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Defense industry: Cyberwarfare is a greater threat to America than terrorism
Should the Pentagon change its priorities?
Is Google accidentally killing Wikipedia?
For the first time in years, Wikipedia’s traffic fell. Are the site’s days numbered?
On Jan 8, 2014 by Joe Kloc
American jailed over YouTube parody is finally going home
Shezanne Cassim has spent months in prison for a YouTube parody video.
On Jan 8, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Canada’s NSA admits to ‘incidentally’ spying on own citizens
The Communications Security Establishment Canada admitted it much more nicely than the NSA ever did.
On Jan 7, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Teen victim in Missouri rape case hospitalized after suicide attempt
Coleman, 14, was taken to a children’s psychiatric hospital in Kansas City and is in stable condition, her mother Melinda told Fox4kc.
On Jan 7, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
How a bad satire convinced the world Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to dogs
Everyone took a Chinese social media post too seriously.
On Jan 6, 2014 by Tim Sampson
We’ve been hit by a ‘polar vortex,’ but no one knows what it is
Since 9:30am, “polar vortex” has been tweeted more than 4,800 times. But what is it?
On Jan 6, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Steubenville rapist released early from juvenile detention center
The past 16 months have been “extremely challenging” for Ma’lik Richmond, 16.
On Jan 6, 2014 by Audra Schroeder
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