Tag: Internet

The Internet launches IPv6 Now enough room for your pet to have a static address

The core fabric of the internet, the IP address received a major overhaul today. The IP Address which had just…

The United Nations wants to Police the Internet

In countries like China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, all have an exciting new way to regulate free speech and global…

DNSSEC the end of Political Sovernity on the Internet

The days of internet sovereignty could be at an end. No longer could the Great Firewall of XX have any real sway over your server providing the latest news, or game mods. Now, ICANN the folks behind the governance of the Internet where numbers such as 8.4.29.2 really are somedomain.com

NZ wanting to be just like AU filters the internet

The Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) internet filter is now operational and is being used by internet providers (ISPs) Maxnet and Watchdog. Thomas Beagle, spokesperson for online freedom lobby Tech Liberty says he’s “very disappointed that the filter is now running, it’s a sad day for the New Zealand internet”.

Web 2.0 Suicide Machine

Unfriend, untweet, drop out, turn off, fight the system, and turn off social networking in a matter of minutes instead of hours manually.  Link

China jails 11 in cybercrime crackdown

A Chinese court sentenced 11 members of a cyber-gang for creating and distributing viruses meant to steal online game account passwords, according to Chinese State Media

FBI seizes online newspaper

“The FBI has shut down some 20 sites which were part of an alternative media network known as Indymedia. A US court order forced the firm hosting the material to hand over two servers in the UK used by the group. Indymedia says it is a news source for the anti-globalisation movement and other social justice issues. The reasons behind the seizure are unclear but the FBI has reportedly said the action was taken at the request of Italian and Swiss authorities. “ Good to see the FBI is hard at work defending America against free speech   Source BBC

Internet Gateway How-to, Linux

How to turn an old pc into a cheap internet gateway / mail server. —Link

Hacking, The New War for the Middle East

As the Middle East gets more and more wired, and the baraka porn sites pop up, the angry fundamentalists and terrorists set their sights on hacking as the new warfare. Wonder how this will effectporn?  –Source Dailystar

Half of all marriages end because of cybersex

Cybersex, adultery and porn, awesome concepts. Source BBC

Bush wants Real Time Privacy Invasion, er Web Monitoring

To protect the U.S. from Cyberterrorists, the Bush Regime wants total and complete monitoring of the internet, and your personal lives –Source Vnunet

Comcast will stop violating customer privacy rights..for now

Comcast Cable divsion has been using proxy servers and Inktomi’s reporting software to collect data
on its customers. This includes, but is not limited to credit card numbers, passwords , shopping habits and more.Comcast doesnt think too highly of anyones privacy, just profits.