Hacking for Freedom
Cory Doctorow's sequel to Little Brother explores the struggle for civil liberties on the Internet.
Internet
Say Goodbye to Print Edition of Frommer's Guides
Thanks to Web and smart phones, nobody really needs the dead tree version anymore
CISPA Gives Government Wide Access to Personal Data
All your information are belong to them
Prominent Congressman Backs Off Data Retention Proposal
Did that sound a little police state-y?
Supreme Court Lets $220,000 Song-Sharing Verdict Stand
Declines to get involved in case about online music copyright
Woes with SimCity Nearly Resolved, Company Says
Thousands have been unable to play due to server issues
Authors Oppose Amazon Attempt to Buy ".book" Domain Extension
Creating an anti-competitive web, they say
Turning Cars into Giant Smartphones a Problem for Privacy
Immense amount of data on car and driver will be collected and generated by "web-ready" cars
Skype Helps Chinese Government Spy on Users
The software picks up on key words of interest to authorities
Maryland Lawmakers Pushing Cyberbullying Law
Would extend ban on bullying minors via e-mail to social networks like Facebook and Twitter
Berkeley City Council Member Suggests Tax on E-Mail to Save Post Office
Of course it was in Berkeley
Court Rules Google Not Liable for Weird Autocompletes
Woman didn't like drug references showing up when her name was typed in
E.U. Fines Microsoft $731 Million
The corporation failed to promote browsers other than its own Internet Explorer
Amateur Beats Gov't at Digitizing Newspapers: Tom Tryniski's Weird, Wonderful Website
A retiree with a scanner builds one of the world's largest historic newspaper sites while tax-funded projects stall.
German Lawmakers Approve Restrictive Online Copyright Law
Designed to force Google, other online outlets to pay for reproducing content
Kim Dotcom Closer to Extradition to the U.S.
A New Zealand court has ruled that the American prosecutors do not have to hand over their evidence agains the Megaupload founder
Cablevision, Comcast Start Copyright Enforcement Policies
Let's make a bad problem even worse!
PA School District Slammed Over Discriminatory Internet Filter
Intolerant of tolerance and intolerance, both
Flesh or Fantasy: Did Creepy "Cannibal Cop" Actually Intend to Eat Anybody?
What's the line between a plan and role-playing?
Attempt to Stop Mug Shot Sites Could Censor Press
Would require sites to take down images and information if defendants were acquitted, which could be a problem for crime reporting
"Six Strikes" Copyright Law Goes into Effect Today
ISPs will have to send warnings before throttling service
Firefox to Introduce Stricter Cookie Policy
Only websites you actually, you know, visit will be allowed to track you
Automakers Oppose FCC Plan to Free Up Wireless Spectrum
They say some of it had been previously reserved for them
Nielsen to Start Including Online Television Viewing Numbers
Including through devices like tablets and consoles
Should You Go to Jail for Unlocking Your Phone?
Derek Khanna on copyright, the DMCA, and the terrible law against freeing your cellphone
Singapore Police: Scammers Seduce Men Online, Use Naked Pictures for Blackmail
Sending pics to anonymous people online? What could go wrong?
Online Freedom Gives Way to Internet Censorship in Asia
Once vibrant online presences are fading
Clark County Schools Stop Filtering Gay, Alternative Religion Websites
They really thought that would fly?
Iceland Considers Wide-Ranging Internet Censorship To Block Pornography
It's for the children, of course
Governments Increasingly Target Speech on the Internet
2012 was a rough year, unless you're a tech-savvy despot
Privacy Advocates Ready to Fight CISPA Again
Desire to control internet remains strong in Washington
