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A Perfect Storm – Internet Freedom vs. Security

Posted on December 3, 2010 by nukem777

I went to bed last night counting my blessings; one of which is to be living in “the Land of the Free”. I woke up this morning thinking of Kristallnacht and Joseph McCarthy. The Twitter and Blogger spheres are awash … Continue reading →

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Caveat User: Internet Freedom, Open Data and Net Neutrality

Posted on December 2, 2010 by nukem777

Recent events have me wondering. DHS takes over cybersecurity by shutting down torrent sites and threatening providers (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/the-rise-of-web-censorship/375); BitTorrent responds  (http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-based-dns-to-counter-us-domain-seizures-101130/). Comcast charges one of its backbone providers for providing Netflix (http://gizmo.do/dNWO31); Credoaction responds (http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/comcast_netflix/index2.html?rc=tw2). Amazon charges for free books … Continue reading →

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Point and Click

Posted on November 21, 2010 by nukem777

The Web can be accessed very rapidly and that can be both a delight and a problem. In an age of point and click you can be up and running in no time, e.g. this site. You can get there … Continue reading →

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