Tag Archives: 'Internet'

New York wants to ban anonymous speech online
27 May 2012

Lawmakers in New York State are proposing a new legislation that involves the Web, and no, it’s not SOPA-esque or another CISPA-like spy-bill. Politicians in the Empire State want to outlaw anonymous speech on [...]

Anonymous: ‘We have access to every classified database in the US’
16 May 2012

Businesses have suggested it. The government has all but confirmed it. And according to one alleged member, they both might very well be right. A hacker tied to Anonymous says the loose-knit collective may [...]

Is Data Consciousness?
13 May 2012

by Kristin Prevallet “What makes you think that the brain created awareness?” the old man asks. “If anything, it is consciousness, what we call espiritu, that creates the brain.” – Alberto Villoldo, Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience [...]

CISPA vs. The Pirate Bay: who will win the future of information sharing?
11 May 2012

by Noah Bonn, Contributor In case you haven’t looked up from your cave in a while, the biggest, messiest clash of titans so far in 2012 is currently being fought on the world stage. I’m referring [...]

Copyright Claims Shut Down Websites With No Proof or Due Process
05 May 2012

by Eric Blair Who needs SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) or the international ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) when companies can have websites or YouTube channels removed simply by claiming their content has been infringed? That [...]

Firefox creators Mozilla attack Congress; denounce CISPA
03 May 2012

Silicon Valley’s Mozilla Corporation has tasked themselves with extinguishing a fire, and no, it’s not what you have in mind. Mozilla, the Mountain View, California-based developers responsible for creating the hugely successful Firefox Web [...]