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Net Neutrality Explained

by Joseph Forbes | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HAPPINESS, Internet, JOBS, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY

Internet or ‘Net’ Neutrality, by definition, means that there are no restrictions of any kind on access to content on the Web, no restrictions on downloads or uploads, and no restrictions on communication methods (email, chat, IM, etc.) It also means that...

US Promises Not To Kill Or Torture Snowden

by Joseph Forbes | Jul 27, 2013 | HAPPINESS, LAW, POLITICAL

from the you-bunch-of-sweet-talkers-you dept. “The WSJ reports that Attorney General Eric Holder promises Edward Snowden won’t be tortured or face the death penalty in a new letter hoping to persuade Russia not to grant him asylum or refugee status....

Feds Allegedly Demanding User Passwords From Services

by Joseph Forbes | Jul 27, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY

from the trust-no-one dept. Following the /. story on the Feds demanding SSL keys, now comes news that the feds are demanding user passwords, and in some cases, the encryption algorithm and salt used. From the article: ‘A second person who has worked at a large...

Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 22, 2013 | DATA, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY

A House committee doesn’t change the cyberthreat sharing bill enough to win support from some digital rights groups A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial...

IRS Can Read Your Email Without Warrant

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY

from the you-can-trust-us dept. The ACLU has issued a FOIA request to determine whether the IRS gets warrants before reading taxpayers’ email. The request is based on the antiquated Electronic Communication Protection Act — federal agencies can and do request...

Why Laws Won’t Save Banks From DDoS Attacks

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, Hacking, Hardware, Internet, MONEY, POLITICAL, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY

from the legislative-firewalls-are-less-effective-than-actual-firewalls dept. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) should know better. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee claimed to told NBC News that the Operation Ababil U.S. bank disruption DDoS campaign could be...

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