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Pirate Bay Founder Charged With Hacking Companies and a Bank

In late August 2012, Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm was deported from Cambodia to Sweden. Initially it was thought that Gottfrid had been taken to serve the prison time he was handed for his...

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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 Net News No Comments

TPB Filtered By The New York Public Library

NYPL is one of the most accomplished public libraries, with approximately 53 million items to offer. Although you may believe that such a river of knowledge is bound to promote the freedom of thought...

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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Mysteries Around the Cyberweapon

A new variant of the sophisticated cyberweapon known as Stuxnet has been uncovered by researchers and may have been released in 2007, two years earlier than previously uncovered versions of the code, according to...

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 Net News No Comments

The Court of Public Opinion Is An Alternate System of Justice

The court of public opinion is an alternate system of justice. It's very different from the traditional court system: This court is based on reputation, revenge, public shaming, and the whims of the crowd....

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 Net News No Comments

“Six strikes” boss insists new system won’t harm public Wi-Fi

The so-called "six strikes" copyright alert system is supposed to launch sometime soon, although the exact date isn't clear. As it draws closer, the group in charge of the effort, the Center for Copyright...

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Thursday, January 31st, 2013 Net News No Comments