Tag: facebook
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3/24 defcon: mobile, micro, mystery, messenger
at&t to purchase t-mobile for US$39b; as strangling of the free internet begins continues* microsoft, feds pull plug on spam network* fbook traffic mysteriously passed through chinese isp* goldman programmer gets 8yrs for code theft* tracking your wi-fi trail at the airport* first tweet & other communication firsts* nasa ‘messenger’ enters orbit around mercury* chavez…
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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…
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algeria shuts down the net as protest mounts
There are reports out of Algeria, the government has deleted internet and facebook accounts across the country, according to an article at The Telegraph. “‘The government doesn’t want us forming crowds through the internet,’ said Rachid Salem, of Co-ordination for Democratic Change in Algeria.” The article reports 30,000 riot police on the streets of Algiers…
