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Big Brother data snooping will 'ruin British way of life'
dailymail.co.uk — Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail, text message, internet search and online purchase in the fight against terrorism and other serious crime.More… (Security)
MrBabyMan
Decoders Still Trying to Crack Letter Sent to Fermilab
chicagotribune.com — The enigma began last year when a plain envelope with no return address arrived at the world-famous physics laboratory outside Chicago, addressed simply to "Fermilab." Inside was a single sheet marked by pen with a bizarre series of hash marks, numbers and alien-looking symbols.More… (Security)
jaybolBlurred Out: 51 Things You Can't See on Google Maps
itsecurity.com — For all of the places that Google Maps allows you to see, there are plenty of places that are off-limits. Whether it's due to government restrictions, personal-privacy lawsuits or mistakes, Google Maps has slapped a "Prohibited" sign on the following 51 places.More… (Security)
BurentoDisgruntled engineer hijacks San Fransico computer Network
sfgate.com — A disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday.More… (Security)
mark076hThe Most Spammed Country In The World is Switzerland.
tgdaily.com — You may be complaining about the number of spam emails finding their way to your email account every day, but it may come as a surprise to you that the U.S. is actually not the most targeted country by spammers: According to a report released to today, Swiss users receive 10% more of spam than the average Internet user, and 23% more than U.S. usersMore… (Security)
optimusprime01In the eyes of the Media and the Net, you're already guilty
rd.com — For modern pundits, "presumed guilty" has more entertainment value than "presumed innocent". In newspapers, on television and radio, and now on the Internet, pundits and politicians treat accusations as truth and make sweeping declarations of guilt-shattering lives without waiting for the legal system.More… (Security)
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Pirate Bay Wants Total Network Encryption, But Who Else?
arstechnica.com — The Pirate Bay has ambitious plans to bring end-to-end encryption to all network activity, essentially blacking out a user's traffic from deep packet inspection gear and other prying eyes. Interesting project, sure, and definitely ambitious, but will it work? We doubt it, at least in the near term, and here's why. More… (Security)
insaincain02Massive Internet security flaw uncovered
chicagotribune.com — Security researchers on Tuesday said they had discovered an enormous flaw that could let hackers steer most people using corporate computer networks to malicious websites of their own devising.More… (Security)
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New Gmail Features Protect from Snooping
webmonkey.com — Gmail added protection from unauthorized logins Monday through new features allowing you to monitor usage and sign out remotely.More… (Security)
Google relents, adds privacy link to spartan homepage
arstechnica.com — Google has agreed to add a "privacy" link to its famously pure home page, but on the condition that the total word count remains the same. What gets the boot? "Google."More… (Security)
Net Neutrality: Five Facts Everyone Must Know
10gea.org — The term net neutrality, unless you’re a tech geek, conjures up thoughts of fair trade, international policy or possibly anti-fishing zones. Here's a clarification the oft confusing technical jargon slimmed down to only the necessary information:More… (Security)
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Swedes Massively Protest Wiretap Law
torrentfreak.com — In June the Swedish parliament passed a controversial surveillance law that gives authorities a mandate to read all email and listen in on all phone calls without warrant or court order. In response to the law, The Pirate Party organized rallies, bloggers and journalists turned into activists, and even Google decided to relocate their servers.More… (Security)
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cosmikdebrisWTF?Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its addressess
msnbc.msn.com — The nonprofit agency (ICANN) in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own. More… (Security)
Russian Hackers To Lithuania: All Your Base Are Belong To Us
blog.washingtonpost.com — Hundreds of Lithuanian government and corporate Web sites were hacked and plastered with Soviet-era symbols and other digital graffiti this week in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack launched by Russian hacker groups.More… (Security)
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