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Philosophical DDoS attacks are not the exclusive province of Wikileaks
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John Moe
Dec 22, 2010
Our friends at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society say that the number of online attacks intended to shut down human rights groups'...
Looks like net neut is a done deal ... for now
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John Moe
Dec 21, 2010
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has the votes to pass his net neutrality plan. The FCC is scheduled to vote today on this plan. Here's an excerpt...
Zuckerberg goes to China
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John Moe
Dec 20, 2010
Facebook is blocked in China but Zuckerberg was there to meet with the top brass at Baidu, the search engine of choice/availability for Chinese...
EU investigation of Google deepens
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John Moe
Dec 17, 2010
This is getting to be a pretty big and potentially significant story and one you should be keeping an eye on, especially if this same sentiment...
Plea deal if Manning rats out Assange?
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John Moe
Dec 17, 2010
The Independent is reporting that Private First Class Bradley Manning has been offered a plea deal to reduce his sentence if he agrees to name...
Comcast takeover of NBCU still being hammered out
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John Moe
Dec 15, 2010
It seems like forever ago that we first heard about Comcast's intentions to buy NBC Universal. Now comes word that the deal could be approved by...
Microsoft joins complaint against Google
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John Moe
Dec 14, 2010
Google has been trying for several months now to acquire a software company called ITA, which makes a product that searches airline information for...
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SMS voting monitor for Sudan
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John Moe
Dec 13, 2010
People in Southern Sudan will vote next month on whether to become its own, independent country, and things are getting tense. Fareed Zein, who was...
Facebook, Visa choose sides on Wikileaks
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John Moe
Dec 7, 2010
Facebook says that at this point it will not take down a Wikileaks page on its site. The fan page has nearly a million followers/friends/likers...
Web retailers accused of peddling counterfeit stuff are shut down
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John Moe
Nov 29, 2010
82 websites accused of selling counterfeit music, DVDs, apparel and sporting goods have been shut down as a result of an ongoing crackdown by US...