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by Susana Polo | 6:00 pm, December 5th
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(pic by Dan McDaid and Dean Trippe.)
by Robert Quigley | 2:41 pm, December 1st
Amazon, which briefly hosted WikiLeaks when the whistleblower site left its Swedish web host PRQ — which had been the target of government raids in October — will no longer be hosting WikiLeaks, according to a statement issued by the office of Senator Joseph Lieberman. WikiLeaks, which had been the subject of numerous DDoS attacks since Sunday, some of which it said emanated from China, will be returning to PRQ.
Amazon’s hosting of WikiLeaks wasn’t a show of solidarity; it was a business matter with a self-service neutral data carrier, Amazon Web Services, which is not the same thing as the e-commerce site. That said, based on Senator Lieberman’s statement, which praises Amazon for its “decision to cut off Wikileaks now”, would seem to indicate that it has caved in the face of what would have been an inevitable barrage of political pressure.
Read on...by Robert Quigley | 5:01 pm, October 27th
This is why many major policy decisions should not be made by a populace which, while well-meaning, is ignorant of the basic issues, or by the publicity-seeking politicians who pander to them.
Read on...Sixty-one percent of Americans said the President should have the ability to shut down portions of the Internet in the event of a coordinated malicious cyber attack, according to research by Unisys.
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“A majority of the American population is willing to grant the President the authority to cut short their Internet access to protect both U.S. assets and citizens, suggesting that the public is taking cyber warfare very seriously,” said Patricia Titus, VP and CISO, Unisys. “Our survey shows that the American public recognizes the danger of a cyber attack and wants the federal government to take an active role in extending the nation’s cyber defense. It will be up to officials in all branches of the federal government to respond to this call to action in a way that is measured and well planned.”
by Michael Suen | 1:18 pm, June 18th
There’s been a lot of WTF-news making the rounds recently. Try this one on for size: Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), at it again, proposed a bill last week that would effectively bestow the president with the authority to “seize control of or even shut down portions of the Internet,” writes CNET.
Bill S.3480, or the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act (PCNAA), has been dubbed the Internet “kill switch.” According to the legislation, in the case of national emergencies, any private company that relies on the U.S. “information infrastructure” would be forced to comply with any orders (e.g. encrypt data, install a patch, or block web traffic) given by the president via the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC), a proposed agency that would be created under the Department of Homeland Security. I guess American freedom only goes so far!
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Max
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James Plafke
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Eric Limer
I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
Max
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Eric Limer
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Max
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Eric Limer
If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
Max
Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
Eric Limer
Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
James Plafke
The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
Max
Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
Eric Limer
Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
James Plafke
I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
Eric Limer
I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
Max
Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
Max
I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
Max
"But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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