Well, YES. Unlike the US, in Canada First Nations Peoples constitute a large and powerful political bloc which is increasingly radicalized and increasingly willing to exercise its powers. For them, “Canada” is a choice, or is rapidly becoming one. Just… Read More ›
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Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 5
Happy Friday, kittens! Are you as plugged in and illuminated as this somewhat-alarmed gent? If not, we have the cure for that: our Friday link roundup! All the cryptonews you need to get your weekend started. Someone was Indicted in… Read More ›
Crews break up ‘The Jungle’ in California, largest U.S. homeless encampment
For less than the cost of this big move and policing, they could have just housed everyone.
Infographic: Biggest CyberSecurity Attacks in History
An interesting, but arguable, infographic coming to us today from the Financial Times. Is Kevin Mitnick really bigger than the guys that hacked Target, Home Depot, Bebe, and virtually every fast food restaurant in the US? I think he’s just… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 4
Getting into holiday mode, kittens? We here at Cryptosphere Global HQ are celebrating the season by coming down with whatever bug that is that gives you a hangover when you’ve only drunk tea and causes you to sleep as though… Read More ›
#Ferguson Protester Used Police Radios To Interfere With Cops
Originally posted on LibertasIntel:
Green modified the radios so he could transmit on the St. Louis County Police Department radio frequency, St. Louis County Police Officer Virgil Avery said in court papers. He used two radios at Tiffin and Harrison…
WATCH: Bank robbery fails because thief cannot lift bag of money
Fitness, people. It’s SO important. Something tells me this guy has a ton of experience at GTA and none IRL.
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 3
Happy hump day, kittens. I don’t know what it’s like chez vous, but chez moi it’s frosty enough to rime your reason, particularly before the first coffee of the day. In consequence, I will be writing up today’s news links… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 2
Happy Tuesday, kittens! After some delays and detours caused by hardware failure, travel, and a teensy police incident, your Cryptosphere is back, baby! Didja miss us? Today we are coming to you from the retro-swank lobby of Hotel Zed in… Read More ›
Anonymous: (Not only) Digital activism in Wales
Originally posted on SubCULTures:
They are nameless, faceless, they can be everywhere, they can be anyone. Anonymous are nurses, fire fighters, taxi drivers, bin men, road sweepers, doctors. Maybe Anonymous is the woman next door, your hairdresser, or the guy…
Calling #Anonymous #OpSafeWinter: #Ferguson Police Request Handouts on #Thanksgiving
You might think, with an average salary of $28,000, almost $10,000 above the median in town, that Ferguson, Missouri police might be able to supply the bare necessities for themselves. If the individual falls a little short, you (you socialist,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Thanksgiving News
Happy Thanksgiving, Kittens! Or as we call it up in Canuckistan: Thursday. We know you’re busy arguing with relatives you haven’t seen since this time last year, so we’ll leave you to that. But first, we’ll be servicey. Here are… Read More ›
CIA Loses Over Three Weeks Worth of FOIA Requests, Senate’s CIA Torture Report Excludes Interviews with those Subjected to Most Brutal Treatment, and More: FRINFORMSUM 11/26/2014
Originally posted on UNREDACTED: The National Security Archive Blog:
If you made any FOIA requests to the CIA using their electronic submission portal between October 14 and November 6, you’re going to need to resend them. Buried in the CIA’s…
Live: Jian Ghomeshi charged with sexual assault
So it begins. The Ghomeshi case (which is of course years overdue) is a great example of how Canada refuses to take the lead, but will follow its imperial masters; if not for the Jimmy Savile Case in the UK,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for November 26
Happy hump day, kittens. Don’t worry: with the help of enough bracing beverages and news links, you’ll get over it and on the smooth downhill slide to Thursday. After that, who knows? Maybe Friday! Introducing better ideas is far more… Read More ›