Tag: killswitch
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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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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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get internet access when your government shuts it down
(except, of course, if the power goes out) from pcworld: These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we’ve seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you’re trying…
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2/3 Defcon: Killswitch, Bandwidth, Floodgates
Lieberman says US internet killswitch bill is different than Egypt’s internet killswitch // Vodafone volluded with Egyptian regime’s information warfare psyop // US recruiting young cyber warriors
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Egypt Hits Internet Kill Switch
Organizations that track global activity noted a collapse of internet traffic in and out of Egypt at about 10:30pm, GMT, Thursday.
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12/16 Defcon: Strategic Partnersnitch
‘Killswitch’ inside Intel’s new processor // Army wants smartphones for soldiers // Facebook biometrics finds friends in pics
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11/25 defcon: sick, switch, risks
US launches giant eavesdropping satellite* govt focusing on cyber warfare, armed forces chief reveals* study says wifi makes trees sick* 3rd eye: nyu artist gets camera implanted in head* should obama’s ‘internet kill switch’ power be curbed?* cyber shopping poses fraud risks* wikileaks diplomatic cable dump reportedly imminent*
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‘ex-cia’ head hayden says US should be able to shut down internet
from reuters: Cyberterrorism is such a threat that the U.S. president should have the authority to shut down the Internet in the event of an attack, Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said. Hayden made the comments during a visit to San Antonio where he was meeting with military and civilian officials to discuss cyber security.…
