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

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: “Games Grow in Traffic and Revenue in 2014..”How the World’s Famous Tech Companies Fared in 2014

Pirate Bay Responds to Cloudflare and Moderation Concerns  TorrentFreak   On Saturday The Pirate Bay made its long-awaited comeback. While most users were happy to see the site back online, others were suspicious about the new setup.   Report: Games Grow in Traffic and Revenue in 2014  All Facebook by Brandy Shaul     The Silk Road Trial … Read more

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

  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: Historic switch- Firefox from Google to Yahoo… Creative Commons at 12 years…

Firefox to switch default search from Google to Yahoo  Mashable! by Karissa Bell Yahoo will soon be the default search engine on Firefox browsers. Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: why only an anthropologist can tell the story of Anonymous  Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow   BitTorrent Users are Avid, Eclectic Content Buyers, Survey Finds  TorrentFreak Each month 150-170 million Internet … Read more

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

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

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

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

Drama in Armutlu/Istanbul continues. Authorities prevent the funeral procession of #HasanFeritGedik

Hasan’s mother demands authorities to allow to perform funeral ceremony… Slain protester?s body not permitted at murder scene for fear of fresh tensions The body of a 21-year-old victim who was shot to death Sept 30 when drug dealers opened fire on leftists protesting their activity has still not been buried   Tons of police, … Read more