Take a Tour of Robocoin, the World’s First Bitcoin ATM Meet the Robocoin: the world’s first bitcoin ATM. It went live last night, after an afternoon of tinkering and testing at the downtown cafe that’s now its home. Online Anonymity Is Not Only for Trolls and Political Dissidents David Plotz: People have a misguided belief in it, … Read more
If Google yanks “Innocence of Muslims,” will it lose its DMCA Safe Harbor? from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Robert Cringely speculates on the reasoning behind Google’s decision to continue hosting the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” clip despite a request from the State Department to remove it. Cringely believes that Google worries that if it … Read more
Pirate Bay announces new IP address, proxy-friendly design from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Courts around the world have instituted censorship regimes that require ISPs to block the Pirate Bay. In response, TPB has added a new IP address (194.71.107.80) by which it can be reached. It also has a new design that is especially … Read more
FBI Seal on Wikipedia (Wikipedia) Wikipedia Gets Catty in Legal Dispute Over F.B.I. Seal from Mashable! by Samuel Axon FBI asks Wikimedia Foundation to remove seal from websites, Wikimedia declines from Wikinews Breaking Down the 2009 DMCA Rulemaking, Part 1: Victory for Vidders from EFF.org Updates by corynne Now that the dust has settled on … Read more