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by spenvo 12y ago
Exactly. I actually edited the headline. Originally it read: "The NSA just posted its first full transparency report." (For the submission I added parentheses to "full.") On another note, I wonder how many dissenting v
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The NSA just posted its first "full" transparency report(theverge.com)
2 points by spenvo 12y ago|2 comments
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Democrats unveil legislation forcing the FCC to ban Internet fast lanes(washingtonpost.com)
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by spenvo 12y ago
> There is no cost to participate in Project Galileo — it’s free. CloudFlare will not publicly announce involvement in Project Galileo without permission. > Becoming part of Project Galileo is quick. On average, participants are up an
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House bill would bar FCC from reclassifying broadband as utility(computerworld.com)
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Justice Department shuts down porn money: Column(usatoday.com)
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EFF Dismayed by House's Gutted USA Freedom Act(eff.org)
158 points by spenvo 12y ago|37 comments
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by spenvo 12y ago
Getting to this 5 hours late. This should have made the front page. What makes it (not just dramatic but also) interesting is that it highlights the danger of "solving" the internet's identity problem, as it oftentimes comes
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by spenvo 13y ago
Here we observe a side affect of the NSA/GHCQ operating in a manner which always gives offensive capability precedence over the defense of civilian systems. In case you haven't made the time yet -- ACLU's interview of Sno
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by spenvo 13y ago
Surreptitiously affecting online discourse (especially through the deceitful practice of mocking identities) constitutes propaganda and a manner of censorship (in that it prevents sentiments from forming organically). This story is a coroll
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by spenvo 13y ago
This. Thank you. More people should know of these giants and that propaganda's origins (in theorycraft and implementation) are much closer to home than many Anglos realize. Edward Bernays - his Wikipedia article is enlightening in and
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by spenvo 13y ago
I agree, which is why programs (now in effect) like this one are so threatening: http://www.netfamilynews.org/online-id-verification-in-south...
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by spenvo 13y ago
Thanks - I messed up linking in the post. On "The Power Broker," Swartz says: "I cannot possibly say enough good things about this book. Go read it. Right now. Yes, I know it’s long, but trust me, you’ll wish it was longer. I
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by spenvo 13y ago
The greatest instrument used in the societal tragedies of the last century has (undoubtedly) been state delivered propaganda. Japan (Empire of the Rising Sun), Nazi Germany, Maoism (and the following Cultural Revolution), in America: Red Sc
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by spenvo 13y ago
It pains me to hear Obama say that he wishes that the Ukrainian people (who have sacrificed so much to challenge their government) are righteous and should determine their own fate, when the US embassy is facilitating the censorship of oppo
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by spenvo 13y ago
Update from the Guardian: "Section 8 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000) permits GCHQ to perform indiscriminate trawls of external data" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27&
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by spenvo 13y ago
Still no mention on any of the "big three" websites, mobile or desktop (8:20pm CST). . Update: now FoxNews.com has a small link in top stories. http://imgur.com/CwLet0Z (8:31pm CST) Hurray American media, only 9
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by spenvo 13y ago
That's the simpler explanation, but Occam's Razor is a thin reed to lean on, because simpler doesn't equate to correctness. Let's inspect: "the US market doesn't give jack shit". But how would we know? Th
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by spenvo 13y ago
DanBC has the better comment (currently below this one) - I'm not qualified to respond, but it deserves one. Upvote him. I just wanted to point out that (from their mobile sites) I couldn't find a single story about this on CNN,
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by spenvo 13y ago
-- Top comment on Reddit [0]: 'This clearly violates both EU and British law. It's simple: Parliament and the CPS can no longer ignore GCHQ's abuses and the entirely inadequate 'oversight' regime of the Intelligence
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by spenvo 13y ago
UPDATE: The Reddit Techdirt post (3,000+ up votes, the parent to the comment thread I linked to) has just been removed from the #3 spot on Reddit's front page (it was there 30 minutes ago), so make that the 13th removal of related con
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Meet Censored Reddit, anti-NSA story suppression (the latest episode)(reddit.com)
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by spenvo 13y ago
"New" for the public -- probably already packaged and sold as a high-priced exploit. Apple needs to get their shit together.
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by spenvo 13y ago
To me, the scariest part of JTRIG is how targets are "determined." The actions taken against said targets by the NSA/GCHQ seem extrajudicial yet they can ruin these peoples' lives. The word “hacktivism” is itself a movi
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by spenvo 13y ago
I think this is a cool idea! And I'll be returning! Often times I'll end up starting a Youtube video just to have background noise, but then end up getting too sucked up into it. That said - I'll agree that you should have a
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"NSA Surveillance and What to Do About It" – Bruce Schneier's talk at MIT(bigdata.csail.mit.edu)
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Obama Pushes "Fast Track" Bill of Non-Public Treaty (TPP) Despite Opposition(eff.org)
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by spenvo 13y ago
"By late Tuesday, some 70,000 calls had been placed to legislators and roughly 150,000 people had sent their representatives an email." What was to be expected? The offices of my Senators and Representatives were swamped all day
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9 Basic Pitfalls of the Internet (Shortcomings of Protocols)(docs.google.com)
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by spenvo 13y ago
If you click through the Newshour link provided... it's a re-tread (a three sentences long mention) of the same AP story provided. The links provided thus far in this thread (of which there are very few): either a.) are reporting that

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