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Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Hearing Postponed Until March 2013

In this Feb. 22, 2012 file photo, Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, comments after he was granted bail and released in Auckland, New Zealand. The U.S. wants to extradite...

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Rickroll Meme Destroyed By Copyright Takedown

Anyone who has spent much time online, especially on Internet message boards of any kind, will be aware of Rickrolling. It’s an incredibly simple concept. The meme is based on a bait and...

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

How the US pressured Spain to adopt unpopular Web blocking law

Though a deeply divided Congress is currently considering Internet website censorship legislation, the US has no such official policy—not even for child porn, which is voluntarily blocked by some ISPs. Nor does the...

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Thursday, January 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Oakland Police’s Tear Gas Gives Occupy a Victory

OAKLAND, Calif. — The city of Oakland, California enlisted police officers from 18 California police departments Tuesday, hoping to rid itself of the Occupy movement that had set up camp in a downtown...

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Friday, October 28th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Anonymous makes them sit up and pay attention …

“The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security...

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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 Net News No Comments