Internet
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Introduction to “Well, How Did We Get Here?”
This essay tries to explain how we got here. By which I don’t mean the recent events leading up to the crash of 2008 – these have been discussed in dozens of books. Instead I want to set out the older and specifically British back story, both economic and political. Continue reading
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Sam Bacile’s islamaphobic video: designed to provoke?
The US ambassador to Libya has been killed during an attack on the embassy, apparently triggered by the following video by Sam Bacile, ‘The Muhammad Movie’, a rabid and clearly provocative attack on Islam. Continue reading
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Sam Bacile's islamaphobic video: designed to provoke?
The US ambassador to Libya has been killed during an attack on the embassy, apparently triggered by the following video by Sam Bacile, ‘The Muhammad Movie’, a rabid and clearly provocative attack on Islam. Continue reading
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The EyeOpener- The Future of the Web (and what you can do about it)
In mid-2012, in the wake of the ratification of ACTA and the proposal in the US of bills like SOPA and PIPA, in an age where the war on terror is gradually morphing into a cyberwar and database hacks, password leaks and identity thefts are reported on breathlessly, it is difficult to imagine the promise… Continue reading
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Stuxnet and the Bomb By Kennette Benedict
The cyber shot heard around the world this month marked America’s first known foray into a new, unpredictable, and potentially society-threatening cyber battlefield. And yet it’s all so familiar: Parallels with the start of the nuclear age and the Cold War haunt every aspect of this development. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 17-24 March 2012: Internet / Egypt / Azerbaijan / Latin America-Cuba / Afghanistan / Libya / UK
24 March 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Cyber security: new threats, new opportunities 24.03.2012 | 00:00 | Andrey NOVATSKY Speaking about the stronger cyber threats the US government mentions a new symbolic “Axis of Evil”: China – Russia – North Korea. The US claims that most of the cyber attacks on informational infrastructure of the US… Continue reading
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NSA refuses to disclose its links with Google
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, is suing the United States National Security Agency to find out the truth behind any partnership between the NSA and Google, the Silicon Valley giants behind the Web’s most popular search engine and a laundry list of other online applications and services. EPIC has been asking for information… Continue reading
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Official: US govt already seized hundreds of foreign domains
US seizure of a Canadian gambling website caused online outcry as it was registered abroad and thought to be outside American jurisdiction. But this is far from isolated; it has emerged that the US has seized hundreds of foreign domain names. Continue reading
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Eisenhower Doctrine: 55 Years After
On March 9, 1957, the U.S. Congress passed a foreign policy bill aimed at bolstering America’s positions in the Middle East. The authors of the bill, which came to be known as the Eisenhower doctrine, were President Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The doctrine envisaged U.S. economic and military aid to… Continue reading
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ACTA in UK: 10 years in jail for ‘illegal downloads’
UK web surfers have caught a grim glimpse of the future with Internet users being threatened with 10 years in jail for “illegal downloading” after a prominent music file-sharing site was shut down shortly after Britain signed the notorious ACTA bill. Continue reading
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Video: Libyan rebels cage black Africans in zoo, force feed them flags
A shocking video has appeared on the Internet showing Libyan rebels torturing a group of black Africans. People with their hands bound are shown being locked in a zoo-like cage and allegedly forced to eat the old Libyan flag. Continue reading
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Top Social Media Websites Caught Censoring Controversial Content By Washington’s Blog
Facebook pays low-wage foreign workers to delete certain content based upon a censorship list. For example, Facebook deletes accounts created by Palestinian resistance groups. Continue reading
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SOPA author strikes back with Internet surveillance bill; no one is safe By Sebastian Haley
SOPA author Lamar Smith is sponsoring a new bill named the ‘Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011″ (H.R. 1981). The bill is not brand new, mind you, but with so many other oppressive attempts by the government to invade privacy and control the Internet lately, it has managed to slip by relatively unnoticed… Continue reading
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If you’re a Firefox user this plugin is a necessity
10 February 2012 If you’re Firefox user, this plugin is an absolute necessity! Called ‘Do Not Track’ it monitors what’s tracking your movements across the Web and blocks them. Click on the the little green icon on the toolbar and up pops a window detailing what’s tracking you. Simple! Do Not Track Continue reading
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Anonymous calls for anti-ACTA rallies, Poland suspends bill — RT
A wolf in sheep’s clothing – that’s how ACTA opponents have described the international copyright treaty. Thousands are to protest in Sweden on Saturday while in Poland the legislation has been suspended after attacks on government websites. Continue reading
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Anonymous Leaks Huge Cache of Emails From Iraq War Crimes Case
Anonymous is on a rampage today. Just hours after leaking a confidential phone call between the FBI and Scotland yard, members have released a huge archive of emails and documents related to the 2005 Haditha Massacre, which left 24 Iraqi civilians dead. Continue reading
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THE GR WEEKEND REVIEW: INTERNET CENSORSHIP FINANCIAL FRAUD AND “MILITARY JUSTICE” Selected Articles and Videos
29 January 2012 — Global Research THE GLOBAL RESEARCH WEEKEND REVIEW We bring to the attention of our Readers a selection of feature articles, analysis and breaking news Property Rights versus Human Rights: Challenging the Super Wealthy – by Danny Schechter – 2012-01-29 Continue reading
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What is ACTA? – Max Keiser
Although the proposed treaty’s title might suggest that the agreement deals only with counterfeit physical goods (such as medicines) what little information has been made available publicly by negotiating governments about the content of the treaty makes it clear that it will have a far broader scope and in particular will deal with new tools… Continue reading
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SOPA, PIPA and now ACTA Newslinks 19-24 January 2011
25 January 2012 — williambowles.info 012 As cyberspace turns its attention to the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has been quietly signed or ratified by most of the developed world and is arguably the biggest threat to Internet freedom yet Max Keiser and Stacy HerbertYesterday at 17:57… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 