Tag: protests
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does god approve of lady gaga’s outrageous behavior?
from pravda: After one of her concerts Lady Gaga was met by Christian protesters who were angry with the lyrics of the singer’s new single “Judas” and a video to the song that will be released by Easter. Believers say that “Judas” is an affront to their religious feelings. Does Gaga intend to deliberately provoke…
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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…
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defcon 2/10: broadband, threats & censorship protests
google to offer ‘ultra high-speed’ broadband in US* can google protect its users while working with the nsa?* US faces serious threats in cyberspace says john brennan* chavez puts venezuela under ‘electricity emergency’* australian govt websites face censorship protest* family spends $5000 per year on screen-related services* seti opens all data & coding to the…
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defcon 12/7: track, leak, shock & confuse
feds ‘pinged’ sprint gps data 8m times over a year*yahoo issues takedown notice for spying price list*yahoo threatens cryptome over leaked surveillance document*yahoo, verizon: our spy capabilities would ‘shock & confuse’ consumersibm poised to acquire database security start-up for $225m*google expands tracking to logged out users*murdoch accuses google of news ‘theft’*pub ‘fined £8k’ for wi-fi…

