The Realization is Now
Seth Godin New polling out this week shows that Americans are frustrated with the world and pessimistic about the future. They’re losing patience with the…
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US lawmakers ask Apple about tracking feature
Senator Al Franken © AFP/File Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – US lawmakers are seeking an explanation from Apple following a claim that iPhone and…
Obama off to ‘friend’ Facebook in person
President Barack Obama heads to Facebook’s headquarters on Wednesday © AFP/File Ryan Anson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama heads to Facebook’s headquarters on…
Programmer under oath admits computers rig elections
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iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go
Wiki Commons The Guardian Security researchers have discovered that Apple‘s iPhone keeps track of where you go – and saves every detail of it to…
Poker Today, Alternative News Tomorrow?
Joe Plummer, Contributing Writer Activist Post On Friday April 15th, the U.S. government showed again just how easily it can completely “shut down” any website…
Why Righthaven’s Copyright Assignment Is A Sham – And Why It Matters
Electronic Frontier Foundation Kurt Opsahl EFF For several weeks EFF and co-counsel Fenwick & West have been trying to persuade a federal district court to…
Obama Pushes Chinese-Style Internet ID System
Paul Joseph Watson Infowars A new program being touted by the Obama administration as a solution to online identity theft actually increases the risk of…
Obama moves forward with Internet ID plan
Declan McCullagh CNET The Obama administration said today that it’s moving ahead with a plan for broad adoption of Internet IDs despite concerns about identity…
San Francisco to require ID scans, photos of everyone who goes to a venue
Dees Illustration Vigilant Citizen San Francisco’s Entertainment Comission has proposed new measures causing quite an uproar as they would turn the city into a high-tech…
White House Authoring New Cybersecurity Bill Granting Expanded Powers to DHS
David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post WFED is reporting that the Obama administration is preparing legislation that would codify the DHS’ expanding authority to oversee…
White House unveils cyber ID proposal
A man surfing the web at an internet cafe © AFP/File Amro Maraghi AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House unveiled a plan on Friday…
A Workaround For Domain Name Seizures?
David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post A group of anonymous developers have concocted a clever antidote to Government domain seizures. MAFIAA Fire is a Firefox…
White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilities
Jason Miller Federal News Radio Under a White House plan, the Homeland Security Department will have far-reaching oversight over all civilian agency computer networks. The…