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Site under attack, but all is well…
13 August 2013 Update: It seems the site has been under a sustained ‘Denial of Service’ or DDoS attack since Saturday. My excellent ISP (who have hosted my site for over 10 years) have installed a raft of security measures over and above the usual array, so hopefully this will do the trick. But because Continue reading
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Meet ACTA- PIPA and SOPA’s Big Brother
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is an international treaty that threatens free speech and your privacy online. Imagine if your ISP could censor their networks, police what you did online, and with greater ease turn your information over to authorities. That’s the danger that ACTA poses, and it’s got to be stopped. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks: US warmed to Egypt under Obama msnbc.com CAIRO — Cables obtained by WikiLeaks reveal how the United States changed the way it dealt with Egypt after President Barack Obama came to power, … www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41308122/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Continue reading
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Leaked ACTA draft reveals plans for internet clampdown By Paul Meller
The US, Europe and other countries including New Zealand are secretly drawing up rules designed to crack down on copyright abuse on the internet, in part by making ISPs liable for illegal content, according to a copy of part of the confidential draft agreement that was seen by the IDG News Service. Continue reading
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Becky Hogge: BT wants to monitor your online activities
Phorm, which dials direct into your internet service provider’s network and intercepts communications between you and the websites you visit, using information about the sorts of things you are viewing to serve you targeted ads. Continue reading