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Supreme Court Sees Shades of 1984 in Unchecked GPS Tracking

WASHINGTON — A number of Supreme Court justices invoked the specter of Big Brother while hearing arguments Tuesday over whether the police may secretly attach GPS devices on Americans’ cars without getting a...

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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Anonymous calls off outing of cartel after release of kidnapped member

Anonymous IberoAmerica, the Latin American collective within the Anonymous hacktivist group, has  called off its operation to expose members of the Zetas narcotics cartel after announcing that a kidnapped Anonymous member was released....

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Friday, November 4th, 2011 Net News No Comments

"Makers Against Takers": Viacom drums up ‘Net censorship support with tasty half-muffins

It's no secret that major copyright owners like Viacom have been working with members of Congress on legislation to censor so-called “rogue sites” on the Internet. With today's introduction of the Stop Online...

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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Google shifts stance on Google+ anonymity, will support pseudonyms

Google social vice president Vic Gundotra said Google+ will begin allowing people to use pseudonyms. While the Electronic Frontier Foundation declared victory, after having lobbied against Google’s requirement that people use their real...

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Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Net News No Comments

DHS: Anonymous Interested in Hacking Nation’s Infrastructure

The hacker collective known as Anonymous has expressed interest in hacking industrial systems that control critical infrastructures, such as gas and oil pipelines, chemical plants and water and sewage treatment facilities, according to...

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 Net News No Comments