This disturbing and powerful short story by David Burr Gerrard and edited by Michelle Lyn King comes to us via CC license from Joyland Magazine. It retells the story of the 2016 election from the point of view of Ada, the AI… Read More ›
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Social Media Camp is Coming! Catch Us There!
Yes, kittens, in a mere ten days Social Media Camp begins in Victoria, BC, with speakers including your humble editrix. Use the special discount code “Raincoaster” for $100 off registration package AND get a free lunch with moi in… Read More ›
Edward Snowden Beams Into Vancouver, Talks #PanamaPapers, #BigData, #Security
Edward Snowden skyped into Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a talk entitled “Big Data, Security, and Human Rights” on April 5, and here it is! We’re a little behind with our Snowden Events coverage, but I blame Simon Fraser University,… Read More ›
Why #Bitcoin Consensus Matters
As usual, frequent contributor and cryptocurrency philosopher/mage Nozomi Hayase has gone deep into the heart of the recent Bitcoin existential crisis, and come up with some powerful insights. Whether you’re gripped by fear, paralyzed by confusion, or dazzled by the… Read More ›
Cyber-Affirmation of the Day: The Grugq on FUD
The Paris attacks have been so convenient for so many people in high places. Given enough panic, they must think they can frighten people into accepting anything at all. Several men who know each other and live in a small… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber & Crypto News for Nov 18
Dude, you’re gonna need a bigger spell. Seriously, who among us thinks this is exactly the way the UN Security Council is run? Have you seen those decisions: a wonky 20-sided die had to be involved at some point. As… Read More ›
Crypto-Affirmations: @TrutherbotGreen on war crimes
There IS, unfortunately, a fair bit of proof he’s right… Revealing war crimes is more dangerous than comitting war crimes. #Manning #Assange #Wikileaks — trutherbotgreen (@trutherbotgreen) November 10, 2015
The Internet Ungovernance Forum Opens in Brazil
We at the Cryptosphere are very proud to support the Internet Ungovernance Forum from the Pirate Party International. The conference runs from November 9-13 in Paraíba, Brazil, and features some of the most prominent names in the world of digital freedoms…. Read More ›
Attacked! How to Thwart “Muslim Hacktivist” Crew The Intrud3rs
They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Last week, we featured an interview with Sys GhosT of self-described Muslim hacktivist crew The Intrud3rs, discussing their September defaces of a number of NASA web pages and French University sites. Sys GhosT claimed that the hacks were… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 27
It’s always a Happy Tuesday, kittens, when we’ve got a new Banksy to share! As for the rest of the day’s breaking news, well, as always some of it is more leaning towards a net and overall state of positivity,… Read More ›
Searching The Deep Web and The Unmapped Internet
Today’s post comes to us in slightly altered form from Joe Howard of the WeeklyPique, which specializes in deep-dive looks at a particular subject, once a week. Consider this your quick intro to the Deep Web. And you don’t even need… Read More ›
Interwebbed @Bjork Themed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 26
I’m 90% sure that GIF conversation was transcribed verbatim. We’re very fond of Bjork chez Cryptosphere, because reasons, and so our Monday cyberwar and hacktivism news links for today are dedicated to her unique brand of “crazy-like-an-arctic-fox.” Indeed, are we… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 23
We made it to Friday again, kittens! Another work week behind us, another 48 hours of R&R to be anticipated, one mere shift away. Can you make it till then? You can, with the help of these news links. Wouldn’t… Read More ›
A Greater Giving Potential: Introducing Micro-Donations by AnonyOdinn
This is a reprint from the Anony Odinn blog at Cyberguerrilla, another in Odinn’s ongoing series of boundary-pushing alt-finance posts. In some previous posts to this blog (1, 2), I have alluded to the compassion and microgiving potential being developed… Read More ›
#FreeAnakata wins: Gottfrid Svartholm Released from Prison
The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg aka anakata is now free. As of Saturday, September 26, 2015, his long legal tug-of-war with the governments of Sweden, Denmark, the US, and Cambodia has (at least temporarily) come to an end…. Read More ›
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