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Obama’s Memo on Targeted Killings Is a Drone Strike on the Law

What do you call a country where an unelected bureaucrat has the ability to order the execution of its citizens? Answer: President Barack Obama’s America. That rationale is explained in a 16-page Justice Department...

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Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 Net News No Comments

No warrant, no problem: How the government can still get your digital data

Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock The US government isn’t allowed to wiretap American citizens without a warrant from a judge. But there are plenty of legal ways for law enforcement, from the local sheriff...

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Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Paint it black: How Syria methodically erased itself from the ‘Net

Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad's regime has cut the country's connection to the Internet, and has shut down much of the country's other telecommunications infrastructure as fighting continues near Damascus. james_gordon_losangeles Just after noon...

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Saturday, December 1st, 2012 Net News No Comments

New Report Reveals That British Pirates Are Big Spenders

According to OFCOM’s report, one out of six UK citizens is downloading copyrighted goods. On the other hand, the same report states that the island’s pirates are also spending more than the average consumer....

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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Israel Palestine Conflict Takes to Twitter

While the conflict between Israel and Hamas is continuing unabated in the real world at the moment, it’s also ongoing online as well, with both sides playing the victim, trashing the opposition and proclaiming...

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Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments