Cyberculture agenda: “Signs Point to Unencrypted Communications Between Terror Suspects…

Signs Point to Unencrypted Communications Between Terror Suspects The Intercept by Dan Froomkin In the wake of the Paris attack, intelligence officials and sympathizers upset by the Edward Snowden leaks and the spread of encrypted communications havetried to blame Snowden for the terrorists’ ability to keep their plans secret from law enforcement. Yet news emerging from … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “The Rise Of Terrorism Inspired By Religion In France…

The Rise Of Terrorism Inspired By Religion In France  FiveThirtyEight » Features by Carl Bialik The terrorist attacks at six sites in and around Paris on Friday, which French authorities said killed 129 people and injured more than 350, claimed more lives than all other acts of terror combined in the previous quarter century in France, … Read more

“#Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’… #ParisAttacks #Prayforparis Another roundup…

Paris attacks were ‘act of war by IS’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people were an “act of war” organised by Islamic State, says France’s President Hollande. Metal Musicians React To Paris Terrorist Attacks  Metal Injection The last few hours have been a whirlwind, trying to… … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: RIP, Caspar Bowden… Hacking Team revelations… Reddit woes…

Hacking Team Shows the World How Not to Stockpile Exploits  Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter Zero-day exploits are like gold to hackers. Keep them all in one place and you’re asking to get robbed. Caspar Bowden: NSA Hearing LIBE European Parliament, 24 September 2013  open Democracy News Analysis – by Caspar Bowden As a tribute to … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: reddit’s first transparency report….

  Meet Vivaldi, a new browser from the former CEO of Opera  The Next Web by Owen Williams Hot on the heels of Microsoft announcing its newest browser, Project Spartan, we’ve got another brand new contender in the browser wars: Vivaldi. Twitter Can Predict Heart Disease, Says Study  All Facebook by Shea Bennett A new study has … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: That’s what I have observing, too: “Teens abandoning Facebook

Study: Teens abandoning Facebook Teenagers are leaving Facebook. Why? Because their parents are on it. [Graudian] Euroteens embarrassed to be seen on Facebook But their parents insist they use it, so their personal lives can be scrutinized by the olds. They’d prefer to be on Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat. “Facebook is basically dead and buried,” says Daniel Miller, who led … Read more