Google and Microsoft take steps to block Internet search results linked to child porn Google revealed today that it has been putting more than 200 people to work in the last three months to develop new technologies to block Internet search results linked to child porn, after UK Prime Minister David Cameron in June demanded Google and … Read more
Google’s Book-Scanning Is Fair Use, Judge Rules in Landmark Copyright Case Google’s massive book-scanning project that makes complete copies of books without the authors’ permission is perfectly legal under U.S. copyright law, a federal judge ruled today, deciding an 8-year-old legal battle. Google Finally Gets Legal OK to Scan the World?s Books Larry Page?s dream of making … Read more
Government requests for user information double over three years In a year in which government surveillance has dominated the headlines, today we?re updating our Transparency Report for the eighth time. Since we began sharing these figures with you in 2010, requests from governments for user information have increased by more than 100 percent. This comes as … Read more
Brazil and Germany Propose UN Resolution Against Mass Surveillance On November 7th, Brazil and Germany jointly tabled a preliminary version of a resolution on online privacy at the UN General Assembly. At a time when public outrage over the reach and scope of U.K. and U.S. mass surveillance is at an all time high, the … Read more
YouTube Music Awards Cause A Social Stir This past weekend the world got to witness the first ever YouTube Music Awards. Yes, internet giant Google has decided to make a move into the awards show arena now as well? except this one you watch on your computer. Some people questioned why Google would do such a … Read more
Six decades of U.S. migration We know that millions of Americans move to different counties every year, and when you look at the net totals, you see a pattern of people migrate from the midwest to the coasts. However, look at migration across demographic categories, and you see more detailed movement. This was the goal of researchers at the … Read more
Guardian multimedia feature, ‘NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations explained’ The Guardian, which first broke revelations of widespread warrantless NSA surveillance via leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden, has published a big multimedia feature online today. What the revelations mean for you. [theguardian.com] Russian Internet Surveillance: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old … Read more
At Star TV news on NSA‘s hack on Google&Yahoo – 11/01/2013 At Deutsche Welle: (11/02/2013) Facebook censorship of Turkish political party and at Ulusal Kanal (10/31/2013) Sosyal medyanın Türk toplumuna etkisi
MAIN FOCUS: NSA spying on Internet companies | 31/10/2013 The NSA intelligence agency also infiltrated the main communication links of Internet giants Google and Yahoo around the globe, secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by the Washington Post on Wednesday reveal.The spying programmes testify to a pathological desire for control, some commentators say. … Read more
Bugged Bears, Spy Irons, and the Pope: Global Spying Went Nuts Today The Pope is being targeted by U.S. eavesdroppers. Julian Assange is sending packageswith video cameras and GPS trackers. The Russians are using teddy bears to snoop on G-20 officials. Spy chips are popping up in electric irons. Oh, and the NSA, it turns out, has broken into Google and Yahoo’s datacenters. … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: NSA defends spying attacks | 30/10/2013 The US intelligence NSA has vehemently defended its controversial spying programme at a congressional hearing. Europe also spies on the US, NSA head Keith Alexander said on Tuesday, as well as on its own citizens. Commentators accuse Europe’s politicians of double standards and find the public … Read more
Morning Brief: NSA Monitored 60 Million Calls in Spain in One Month NSA Monitored 60 Million Calls in Spain in One Month Top News: A report that the National Security Agency monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls over the course of a one-month period prompted calls from Spain that that the United States must explain the extent of … Read more
Ten Steps You Can Take Right Now Against Internet Surveillance One of the trends we’ve seen is how, as the word of the NSA’s spying has spread, more and more ordinary people want to know how (or if) they can defend themselves from surveillance online. But where to start? Don’t Be Silly. Lock Down and Encrypt Your … Read more
In Mass Surveillance Fallout, European Parliament Votes To Suspend Financial Data Sharing With United States Privacy:?This week, the European Parliament voted to immediately suspend the sharing of European financial tracking data with the United States in a 280-254 decision, as well as calling for criminal investigations of the NSA. This follows in the footsteps of … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: Merkel possibly spied on by US | 24/10/2013 The German government has evidence that Chancellor Merkel‘s mobile phone may have been tapped by US intelligence services. Merkel complained to US President Barack Obama about the matter on Wednesday. The chancellor is only making the spying affairher business because she is personally affected now, commentators criticise, … Read more