US ‘to view major cyber attacks as acts of war’
A major cyber attack on the US military in 2008 prompted major changes in how the Pentagon handles digital threats © AFP/File Atta Kenare AFP…
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Google to show off mobile wallet for Android phones
Using a mobile phone is likely to ease queues BBC News Google is set to introduce a mobile payments platform that will turn its Android…
Terrorist ‘pre-crime’ detector field tested in United States
Screening system aims to pinpoint passengers with malicious intentions. Minority Report – 20th Century Fox/Dreamworks Sharon Weinberger Nature Planning a sojourn in the northeastern United…
From Bush to Obama, the snooping goes on
The Patriot Act’s section 215 – just renewed by Congress – permits almost unlimited powers of surveillance of US citizens Prison Planet image Dan Kennedy…
Twitter chief picked as Obama telecom advisor
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo © AFP/Getty Images/File Justin Sullivan AFP SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – US President Barack Obama named Twitter’s chief and a high-ranking…
Draconian Anti-Piracy Censorship Bill Passes Senate Committee
TorrentFreak The controversial PROTECT IP Act unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. When the PROTECT IP Act becomes law U.S. authorities and copyright holders…
Eli Pariser on “The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You”
Democracy NOW! The internet is increasingly becoming an echo chamber in which websites tailor information according to the preferences they detect in each viewer. When…
Censorship in the UK
Stephen Hershey Reality Sandwich Just last week, YouTube complied with the British government by censoring a video containing a protest against an apparent legal injustice….
Google unveils phone that can be swiped as a credit card
Daily Mail Google unveiled an app today that allows users to pay for goods with their mobile phones. In future customers will be able to…
US Senate moves forward on anti-terror powers
EN: VOMIT. “FBI and intelligence officials have warned that if the Patriot Act is not extended by the deadline they would be robbed of crucial…
DHS To Gain Autonomy Under Obama Cybersecurity Plan
The agency will be tasked with protecting federal civilian networks in the same way the DOD protects military and other critical U.S. infrastructure. INL cybersecurity…
Rand Paul Exposes the Abuses of the Patriot Act on the Floor (Video)
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Government Internet Takeover Continues Apace
image from Infowars Steve Watson and Paul Joseph Watson Infowars Moves to place restrictions and controls on the internet by Western governments are gathering pace,…
U.S. Gov’t Starts New Round of “Pirate” Domain Seizures
Torrent Freak US authorities have resumed ‘Operation In Our Sites’ and have seized several domain names associated with copyright infringement or counterfeit related crimes. Among…