Tag: censorship
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12/1 defcon: sopa, carrier iq & you
comedy of errors led to false ‘water-pump hack’ report* flashback: feds deny water utility hack* hackers target united nations development program website* crack this code & become a british spy* sopa on the ropes? bipartisan alternative to ‘net censorship emerges* critics line up to bash maker of secret phone-monitoring software* does your smartphone run carrier…
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lieberman wants terrorist flagging button added to blogger
Senator Joseph Lieberman writes letter to Google requesting terrorist flagging feature be added to its blogging platform, Blogger, reports Cryptogon website. Lieberman moved to write letter due to recent bomb suspect Jose Pimentel’s arrest. “Cops say he was putting the finishing touches on a pipe bomb when they arrested him Saturday,” according to NYDailyNews.com article.…
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corbett report: episode208 – the galton institute exposed
listen to corbett report on @RBNlive weeknights at midnight from corbett report: Although it formally changed its name from the British Eugenics Society to the Galton Institute in 1989, eugenics by any other name would smell as rotten. Join us this week as we peek behind the curtain of the birthplace of eugenics and interrogate…
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Google Cracks ‘Unbreakable’ Code of 1866 Secret Society Manuscript
The Copiale cipher is an 105-page coded document found in an East German archive, and dated to 1866 – but the code used to shield its mysteries has remained unbroken, until now.
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Activist Post Erased: Internet Censorship Or Cybermetrics Psyop?
Was the removal of Activist Post (AP), a week ago, only an attempt at clumsy internet censorship? The website released a statement regarding its takedown.
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8/18 Pop Occulture: Megachurch Death, Collapse & Pint-Sized Preachers
Florida pastor found dead in NY hotel // Megachurch pastor Zachery Tims, dead in Times Square hotel, allegedly had drugs // Moses’ journey now a Facebook game // Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony split over Scientology // Video: Virginia school bans Sherlock Holmes book, says derogatory to Mormons // Prayer circle credited with saving the…
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6/30 defcon: copywrong, dislike, discoveries
leaked: uk copyright lobby holds closed-door meetings with govt to discuss national web-censorship regime* terrorists terrorised: al qaeda hacked* scotus term in review: it’s a mixed bag* as hulu flirts, comcast must stay mum* facebook 10th most hated company in US* news corp. on verge of myspace sale* judge: google can be sued for wiretapping…
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6/23 pop occulture: influence, censorship & noah’s ark
churches call for US to pull out of afghanistan* evangelicals see declining influence in US* video: nbc apologizes for cutting ‘under god’ from the pledge of allegiance during US open golf broadcast* leaving god out of pledge tees off ohio congressman* video: irked viewers not buying nbc apology* dutch populist geert wilders empowered after being…
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6/16 pop occulture: circumcision, chrislam & the new world airport
weiner meme?: san fran to vote on banning circumcision*
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One In Four US hackers ‘Is An FBI Informer’
The underground world of computer hackers has been so thoroughly infiltrated in the US by the FBI and secret service that it is now riddled with paranoia and mistrust, with an estimated one in four hackers secretly informing on their peers, a Guardian investigation has established.
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DHS to Gain ‘Autonomy’ Under Obama Cybersecurity Plan
Obama has proposed legislation that will give the Department of Homeland Security more “autonomy” in its effort to protect civilian computer networks from ostensible cyber attack, according to Information Week.
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‘mafiaa fire’: firefox add-on to reverse US govt domain censorship
from boingboing: Earlier this year, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shocked the world by asserting the right to seize any .com or .net domain that it characterized as a “pirate” or child porn site, with little due process or judicial oversight. ICE conducted a series of high-profile seizures that were notable in that they…
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sidney lumet, director of ‘network’ & ’12 angry men’, dies at 86
acclaimed director’s films explored social issues from cbsnews: Acclaimed filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who died today at the age of 86, left a legacy of classic films, many of which dealt with crime and justice – “12 Angry Men,” “The Anderson Tapes,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Night Falls on Manhattan,” to…

