Dread Pirate Roberts

Cyberculture agenda: “#MuslimLivesMatter tweets criticize early media coverage of Chapel Hill Shooting…”The Sherlock Holmes Effect on Health Wearables…

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Health Wearables: The Sherlock Holmes Effect Wired Top Stories by Dr. Richard Hu, Vivametrica Wearing his now-iconic hat, clamping a pipe between his teeth, Sherlock Holmes endures as the very definition of deductive reasoning. His encyclopedic knowledge and diamond-sharp observation skills make him a larger-than-life figure that continues to fascinate audiences on both the small and … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts in Silk Road trial verdict…

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Silk Road trial verdict: Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Ulbricht faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. Read the rest Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht found guilty for all 7 conspiracy charges  The Next Web by Napier Lopez Today, Ross Ulbricht, known by his online alias “Dread Pirate Roberts,”was … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: 10 major tech conferences in 2015….. Ethan Zuckerman pieces on Global Voices Summit

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  10 tech conferences around the world to attend in 2015 The Next Web by Ashley Hefnawy Ashley Hefnawy is an associate editor for Shutterstock’s blog. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Sexual insecurities found in Google search results  FlowingData » Visualization by Nathan Yau Seth Stephens-Davidowitz continues … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Detekt- A New Malware Detection Tool… “…wild world of Twitter bots

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Detekt: A New Malware Detection Tool That Can Expose Illegitimate State Surveillance  EFF.org Updates by Eva Galperin Recent years have seen a boom in the adoption of surveillance technology by governments around the world, including spyware that provides its purchasers the unchecked ability to target remote Internet users’ computers, to read their personal emails, listen in … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Foxconn moved from China to western Turkey…Q&A with James Kuffner, Google Robotics Researcher

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  Foxconn whose clients include Apple Dell and HP have moved from China to western Turkey, the gateway of Europe.   In 2012 Organized Rage pointed out in a series of articles if Foxconn Technology Group which manufactures Apple, Dell, HP and other high tech companies products, are given half a chance it will bring … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “Copyright Law and Scholarly Communication…Allegations about the Silk Road founder…

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We’re TPP Activists: Reddit Asked Us Everything As another of round of secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meetings began in Salt Lake City this week, EFF joined Knowledge Ecology International, Public Citizen, Techdirt, andOpen Media, in a Reddit AMA (?Ask Me Anything?) to answer users’ questions about the leaked TPP ?Intellectual Property? chapter. Alleged Silk Road founder?s matter-of-fact journal details accounting, bug fixes and murders Details … Read more

“NSA and UK intel agency GCHQ target online anonymity tool Tor…”Copyright?s Three Lines Of Defense.. Cyberculture roundup…

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NSA and UK intel agency GCHQ target online anonymity tool Tor, according to leaked Snowden documents   Despite the fact that online anonymity tool Tor was developed with US government funds, the NSA really does not like Tor. Android vs malware: how to run a secure, open ecosystem A presentation by Android Security chief Adrian Ludwig at … Read more

Silk Road bites the dust… a Cyberculture roundup…

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  In the Silk Road Case, Don’t Blame the Technology The man alleged to be “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the founder and operator of the Silk Road?an online marketplace where bitcoins were traded for a range of goods and services, including drugs?was arrested by the FBI in San Francisco yesterday. The criminal complaint, released today, provides many details about … Read more