Too much hysteria over cyber attacks: US experts
© AFP/File Jim Watson AFP SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Overblown talk of full-on cyber war between nations fueled by recent attacks like the computer worm…
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Egypt move revives US Internet ‘kill switch’ debate
AFP/Activist Post WASHINGTON (AFP) – Egypt’s five-day shutdown of the Internet has revived debate in the United States over how much authority the president should…
Several Websites SEIZED By U.S. Authorities
Huffington Post Together with several other sites, popular sports streaming and peer-to-peer website Rojadirecta has had its domain seized by U.S. authorities. A large notice…
Obama may get power to shut down Internet without court oversight
Daniel Tencer Raw Story A bill giving the president an Internet “kill switch” during times of emergency that failed to pass Congress last year will…
Google Seeks to Weaken Search Engine Ranking of “Content Farming” Websites
Alternative news sites beware, Google is changing their algorithm to reduce your status to a spammer in an attempt to control the flow of information…
Social networking under fresh attack as tide of cyber-scepticism sweeps US
Twitter and Facebook don’t connect people – they isolate them from reality, say a rising number of academics Paul Harris Guardian The way in which…
Obama Eyeing Internet ID for Americans
Editor’s Note: The Internet was born in Stanford; it might as well end there. all ready to go from Siemens Declan McCullagh CBS News Tech…
How AT&T, Verizon and the Telecom Giants Have Captured the Regulator Supposed to Control Them
Our telecom industry’s overseer doesn’t seem to have any control to stop the greed. That’s because it’s a puppet of the industry giants. David Rosen…
Utah’s $1.5 billion cyber-security center under way
Stuart Johnson, Deseret News Steve Fidel Deseret News CAMP WILLIAMS — Today’s groundbreaking for a $1.5 billion National Security Administration data center is being billed…
What is Traitorware?
Eva Galperin EFF Your digital camera may embed metadata into photographs with the camera’s serial number or your location. Your printer may be incorporating a…
Internet groups fear UN could threaten cyberspace
Ian Munroe CTV News Officials from 18 countries held an impromptu, late-night meeting earlier this month at the United Nations office in Geneva, and made…
Biometric Security Now Reality: Coming Soon to Android
Alicia Gomez Android Headlines Biometric security has long been desired on our phones to provide the most secure way to protect your phone from unwanted…
Just 21% Want FCC to Regulate Internet, Most Fear Regulation Would Promote Political Agenda
Rasmussen Reports American voters believe free market competition will protect Internet users more than government regulation and fear that regulation will be used to push…
France’s spy service bulks up amid terror threats
Jamey Keaten Associated Press PARIS — There’s no French James Bond. But a new push may set the stage for one. France’s secretive international spy…