Tag: domains
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US Government to End Formal Relationship With ICANN in 2015
from computerworld.com: The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in late 2015, with ICANN developing a […]
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#DataDump: Balconies, Breaches, Biggest Builds and More
Julian Assange takes aim at US as diplomatic row deepens; Speech from balcony calls on Obama to abandon witchhunt // Did Bush’s Broadband Deregulation Upend His Own NSA Wiretapping? // Alexandria 2.0: One Millionaire’s Quest to Build the Biggest Library on Earth
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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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wyden wants answers from dhs over domain name seizures
from threat level: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) said Friday he would demand answers from the Department of Homeland Security about its domain seizure program known as Operation in Our Sites […]
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.XXX Unleashed! Internet Porn Domain Goes Live
A new .xxx domain suffix for adult content sites went live Tuesday, in a move which supporters say will help web surfers easily identify pornography sites. All sites using that suffix will also be monitored to ensure they do not contain hidden computer viruses commonly found on millions of sex sites.
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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, […]
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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 […]
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DHS/ICE Start Another Round of ‘Pirate’ Domain Seizures
US authorities have resumed “Operation In Our Sites” and have seized several domain names associated with copyright infringement or counterfeit related crimes. Among the new targets are two sites that linked to copyrighted films hosted on third party streaming sites such as megavideo.com and veoh.com.
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5/5 defcon: re-entry & removal
video: Spacecraft re-entry over Wash. & Oregon on may3?* Department of Justice: FBI Too Focused On Child Porn* Feds Demand Firefox Remove Add-On That Redirects Seized Domains* Mozilla Refuses to […]
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4/28 defcon: guilt trips down the surveillance highway
obama on manning: ‘he broke the law’ – so much for fair trial* video: ‘pentagon papers’ whistleblower daniel ellsberg says bradley manning can’t get fair trial after obama’s comment* some […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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DHS Seizes More Domains; This Time for Linking to Copyrighted Material
Apparently the Department of Homeland Security is now authorized to rewrite and enforce copyright infringement laws.
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12/23 defcon: spectacles & seizures
the wikileaks spectacle* apple bans lame wikileaks app* dhs seized domains based on bad evidence* new zealand military releases ufo files*