Tag: court
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#NewWorldNextWeek: GPS Blackouts, AI Courts, Community Internet (Audio)
The military imposes GPS blackout over western US during exercise; algorithms will soon take over sentencing in the court room; and a new study proves community-controlled internet is better.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Community Internet is Cheaper, Faster, Better (Video)
The military imposes GPS blackout over western US during exercise; algorithms will soon take over sentencing in the court room; and a new study proves community-controlled internet is better.
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NSA Phone Spying ‘Almost Certainly’ Unconstitutional
from online.wsj.com: A federal judge on Monday ruled against the National Security Agency’s collection of phone records, saying the program “almost certainly does violate” the Constitution. However, the ruling will have little immediate effect and faces a lengthy future of court proceedings. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who was nominated to the Washington, D.C., bench…
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New Zealand Judge Rules Kim DotCom Warrants Invalid
High Court judge finds search warrants were too general and rules the data in cloned drives should not have been released to the FBI.
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#DataDump: #Flame, Blame, Hall of Fame and more
Massive Spy Malware ‘Flame’ Infiltrating Iranian Computers // SKorea teens flock online to snitch on pro-North posts // 33 Inducted Into The Internet Hall of Fame // SpaceX’s mission ends with a splashdown in the Pacific // NASA Shuttle Bus Delayed
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#DataDump: #SuperMoon, Snooping, Sidesteps and more
#Supermoon Saturday: May’s Full Moon coincides with Perigee, first of 6 Celestial events this month // 7M Birds Die in US and Canada a Year because of Communication Towers // Justice Department Clears Google In Wi-Fi Sniffing Scandal // Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor Vows to Fix Following Public Pressure // How Apple Sidesteps Billions…
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#DataDump: #Discovery, Debacle, #David8 and more
Space Shuttle #Discovery Wows DC in 45min Flyover* Video: Space shuttle Discovery arrives in Washington* Video: Smithsonian Welcomes Discovery to Collection* Video Playlist: Space Shuttle Discovery* US military intelligence critic to lead spy agency* Contradicting Fed. Judge, FCC Clears Google in WiFi Sniffing Debacle* FCC’s Ruling on Google’s WiFi Snooping Sets Horrible Precedent* Video: New…
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1/26 Defcon: Mega-Man, Bigger Brother
Mega-man: Bizarre rise & sudden downfall of Kim Dotcom // What is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement? // Say NO to ACTA // Big Brother Google Just Got Bigger // Legality of Mobile Phone Tracking Still Unclear Despite Supreme Court GPS Decision // Newt Gingrich wants to make the moon the 51st state // Why crimes…
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12/22 defcon: planets, tweets & patents
2 earth-size planets discovered orbiting star* darpa’s new spy satellite could provide real-time video from anywhere on earth* taliban, US military waging war via twitter: report* twitter use by shabab in somalia incites US* apple wins partial victory on patent claim over android*
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bradley manning case: investigators show evidence of wikileaks link
video: manning/assange link found? from washington post: Prosecutors presented new evidence Monday that appears to link Pfc. Bradley Manning to a massive leak of government material to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, including the existence of computer chat logs between Manning and WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange discussing the exchange of government information. At a pretrial hearing,…
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supreme court of canada rules internet links not libel
supreme court ruling big victory for internet freedom from cbc: Hyperlinking to defamatory material on the internet does not constitute publishing the defamatory material itself, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday. The ruling will alleviate fears that holding someone liable for how they use hyperlinks on websites, personal ones or others, could cast a…
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6/23 defcon: strategies, taxes & trident tribunal
executive orders give pentagon new cyberwar guidelines* officials ‘expected to announce the entire strategy soon’* ex-dhs chief warns of cyberwar with hackers* cyber attacks grow more severe, frequent, say it practitioners* bitcoin prices plummet on hacked exchange* malware bitcoin theft a false flag on revolutionary currency?* states look to internet taxes to close budget gaps*…
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4/14 Defcon: Opt-Out Botnet & Fakebook Revolutions
Law would let you ‘opt-out’ of online web tracking // In a surprise appeal: TJX hacker claims US authorized his crimes as ‘key undercover secret service informant’ // ‘Facebook revolutions’ & people-powered coups: US trains activists to evade security forces
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3/31 defcon: morpheus, auroras, smartbombs & omg’s!
secret space plane can’t hide from amateur sleuths* secret x-37b space plane caught on video by skywatchers* nasa tracking ‘a large object approaching the sun’* video: will ‘morpheus’ be the first vehicle on the moon since apollo?* video: stunningly beautiful time-lapse footage of aurora* nsa said to focus its decrypting skills on nasdaq cyber attack*…
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2/17 defcon: cyber-coup, backdoor & track more
cyber-attack hits canadian government computers* report: egypt shut down net with big switch, not phone calls* voice of america uses social media to aid foreign dissent* surveillance footage & code clues indicate stuxnet hit iran* cia head panetta warns of possible cyber-pearl harbor* lynn urges partnership against cyber threat* dod talks up plans to deploy…