MIT’s Implantable Nanotech Sensor Monitors for Cancer and Now Heart Attacks
Nanotech implant to monitor heart Aaron Saenz Singularity Hub Heart attacks and cancer account for nearly half of all deaths in the United States –…
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Strangling of the Free Internet Begins
Editor’s Note: For additional details about what Matt Ryan correctly calls a “cocktail of attacks” on the free Internet, please read the series of articles…
FBI center takes on $1 billion ID project
Dees Illustration Eric Eyre Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Clarksburg FBI complex is taking part in a $1 billion project that will enable law…
US appeals court reinstates wiretap abuse lawsuit
NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland © AFP/File Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving…
White House Wants It To Be A Felony To Stream Infringing Materials
Wikimedia Commons Image David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post One aspect of the White Paper that has grabbed headlines is the Obama Administration’s recommendation that…
New Proposal to Wiretap Suspected Infringers Raises Privacy Concerns
This is Part II of a series of articles analyzing specific aspects of the Obama Administration’s White Paper (available for download here), recommending legislative changes…
Obama Proposes Harsh New Copyright Laws for Internet
Do Obama’s Proposed New Copyright Laws Go Too Far? (Part I) Obama Administration IP Czar Victoria Espinel David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post On Tuesday,…
Can The Law Treat A Blogger Differently Than A Print Journalist?
Screenshot of the Cutler Files David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post The last few weeks have seen websites and blogs forced to fight back against…
White House backs online ‘privacy bill of rights’
© AFP/File YOSHIKAZU TSUNO AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a “consumer privacy bill of rights” that would…
Al Franken: ‘They’re coming after the Internet’
Mike Zapler Politico AUSTIN, Texas — Sen. Al Franken claimed Monday that big corporations are “hoping to destroy” the Internet and issued a call to…
Media Bloggers Association Stands Up To Copyright Troll Righthaven
It is unfortunate that Righthaven and the companies it “buys” the copyrighted property from are willing to financially wreck a person, often for mere carelessness…
Untested nanoparticles showing up in thousands of consumer products
Nanotech Wikimedia Commons Image Ethan A. Huff Natural News Since 2006, the use of nanoparticles in consumer products has skyrocketed by over 600 percent. Nanotechnologies,…
Jury Says Blogger Has To Pay For His Words Even Though He Did Not Lie
Blogger Johnny Northside David Makarewicz, Contributing Writer Activist Post On Friday, a Minnesota jury found that a blogger must pay $60,000 in damages because of…
Report: Internet usage transforming news industry
Dees Illustration Yahoo/AP NEW YORK – The rapid growth of smartphones and electronic tablets is making the Internet the destination of choice for consumers looking…