EFF recently listed 10 dangers of Age Verification. Governments and corporations increasingly mandate users to undergo types of age verification. Online age verification can protect children from some harms, but it also introduces significant risks around privacy, security, surveillance, discrimination, and free expression.scientificamerican+1 Here are the major risk points: Privacy and data security Most robust … Read more
Is Chinese-style surveillance becoming normalized? A Times investigation found the Chinese surveillance state is spreading past its borders. Read our full investigation: https://nyti.ms/2vheHEY Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest culture trends and scientific developments, New … Read more
Internet Archive Successfully Fends Off Secret FBI Order The Intercept by Kim Zetter A decade ago, the FBI sent Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, a now-infamous type of subpoena known as a National Security Letter, demanding the name, address and activity record of a registered Internet Archive user. The letter came with an everlasting … Read more
powered by Skilled.co **** Improving Site Speed: Everything You Need to Know Social Media Today by Sam Warren Site speed is a critical consideration for all digital marketers – here are some key tips to help assess and improve your site. We Won’t Let You Forget It: Why We Oppose French Attempts to Export the Right … Read more
New version of SecureDrop, open-source whistleblower submission system originally created by Aaron Swartz Boing Boing by Trevor Timm At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’re excited to announce the release of a brand new version of SecureDrop, our open source whistleblower system which media organizations can use to communicate and receive documents from sources. Facebook has open sourced … Read more
Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence The Intercept by Morgan Marquis-Boire Complex malware known as Regin is the suspected technology behind sophisticated cyberattacks conducted by U.S. and British intelligence agencies on the European Union and a Belgian telecommunications company, according to security industry sources and technical analysis conducted by The … Read more
WikiLeaks releases FinFisher ‘malware’ Whistleblower website claims German group has sold surveillance software to some of the world’s most abusive regimes WikiLeaks Exposes Countries That Use Controversial’FinFisher’ Surveillance Tech Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchiera WikiLeaks published a batch of documents and files pertaining to the controversial surveillance technology company FinFisher on Monday, including a list of its … Read more
Twitter Reports 23 Million Users Are Actually Bots Slashdot An anonymous reader writes: In its most recent quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Twitter disclosed that approximately 8.5% of its users are actually bots Meet MonsterMind, the NSA Bot That Could Wage Cyberwar Autonomously Wired Top Stories Edward Snowden has made us painfully aware … Read more
France’s surveillance: justice, freedom and security in the EU open Democracy News Analysis – by Amandine Scherrer, Francesco Ragazzi, Joanna Parkin, Julien Jeandesboz, Nicholas Hernanz, Sergio Carrera and Didier Bigo François Hollande sharply criticised US surveillance last year, but the fact remains that France also engages in mass data collection and intelligence sharing. This is an excerpt … Read more
France’s new surveillance law creates a police state Jeremie from La Quadrature du Net writes, “France just turned into a surveillance state, adopting a sneaky surveillance framework in article 13 of its Defense Bill (Loi de programmation militaire). MAIN FOCUS: Final spurt towards banking union | 12/12/2013 The project of a banking union is taking … Read more
Google Announces New Search Algorithm One day before celebrating the company’s 15th birthday, Google went back to the place where it all started ? literally Google unveils search updates for mobile, new Page Rank algorithm, and Knowledge Graph comparisons This week, Google marks its 15-year anniversary and the team brought members of the media to the original Google House … Read more
Yahoo Publishes First Transparency Report Yahoo published its first transparency report on Friday, disclosing the number of government requests for data that the company received in the first six months of 2013. Amid NSA spying scandal, Yahoo releases transparency report on gov data requests The Internet company Yahoo! has released a Transparency Report today, detailing … Read more
Interactive: US interventions post-Cold War The proposed US military strike on Syria would be the latest in a long list of overseas intrusions. FBI?s ?Vault? Web Site Reveals Declassified Files on Hemingway, Einstein, Marilyn & Other Icons Yesterday we featured pages from Charles Bukowski?s FBI file and, along the way, mentioned William T. Vollman?s. But … Read more
New Snowden leak claims the NSA hacked into Al Jazeera?s communication system There are more reports of the NSA?s international spying efforts after German newspaper Der Spiegel claimed that the US intelligence agency hacked into the internal communication system at Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, a feat that helped it intercept dialogue with ?interesting targets.? … Read more
The 5 Nastiest Things the White House Has Said About Snowden If there were any doubts as to how President Obama feels about Edward Snowden, he laid them all to rest in a Friday news conference, dismissing the NSA whistleblower as no patriot. Obama denies bad relationship with ‘bored kid’ Putin President Barack Obama … Read more