The Net; you never know what you’re gonna catch. The other day I caught up with ancient-by-internet-standards cinematic classic The Net and was surprised by a) how prescient it was b) the fact that I appear to have become Sandra… Read More ›
Politics
Obituary o’ the Day: Henry Chapman Pincher, the Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street
“The Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street.” Damn, doesn’t that have a ring to it? He had another, equally awesome nickname: “The Lone Wolf of Fleet Street.” You never heard of this man, and you already think he’s the shizznit, don’t… Read More ›
Edward Snowden’s Lawyer Wolfgang Kalek Speaks!
I like this guy; he stresses repeatedly that this is a long game, not a momentary blip. He specifically mentions a one, three or five year viewpoint on the Snowden case, in terms of negotiations to enable him to return… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Headlines for Today
Well, as you can see from the above, we’ve something of a SITUATION on our hands here at the Cryptosphere, so without further preamble, we hereby present the top cyber and crypto stories on the Interwebs. Enjoy! And wish us luck!
Be a Pirate! The German Pirate Party is Hiring!
Well, kittens, here’s the most interesting job opportunity we’ve come across today: paid intern (and at a decent rate, no less) for Julia Reda of the German Pirate Party. Yes, it beats that ol’ nebulous “come work for the NSA… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Crypto and Cyber News from the Web
Oh what a tangled web we weave, kittens, particularly when we mistake our Bitcoin wallet ID for our public encryption key and…there, but I’ve said enough. Thank god I put it all into magic beans last week anyway. And now,… Read More ›
Crypto Currently and Late Links: Current Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Argentumcoin
Almost to the weekend, kittens! And in the scenic province of British Columbia in Glorious Best Republic of Canuckistan, it’s a long weekend at that. So without further preface here are the prices for top crypto and one alt currencies,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber Headlines for Friday, August 1
TGIF say I, you, the Houmaine Family, and that poor sap at the State Department whose talking points got leaked all over the interwebs yesterday. We know you’re in a rush to get to the cabin, the cottage, or the… Read More ›
State Department Leaked Talking Points: Read Them Here
“This report tells a story of which no American is proud.” Unnamed, Presumably Now Mortified, US State Department Employee Indeed, the faceless employee was referring to the story of the CIA’s systematic use of torture to interrogate prisoners, but he… Read More ›
Linked In, Kicked Out
A family’s LinkedIn posts have been used against them in a case which stripped the (now formerly) Canadian family of their citizenship and gifted them with court costs of $63,000, over and above what they’ve paid to fight the case so… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber News from the Web
What a busy, busy day we’ve had today; if the rest of the week keeps up like this, we’ll have to hire PMC‘s (Private Media Contractors) to get all our articles done! So, so much news today; so, so many… Read More ›
Superpower for Hire: Rise of the Private Military
Here’s a really interesting video from VICE (yes, VICE, I know) on the recent rise of PMCs, private military contractors, aka mercenaries. Why now? Who hires them? Who are they ultimately working for? Why would we fight wars with PMCs… Read More ›
Crypto Currently: Cryptocurrency prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and RonPaulCoin
Happy Monday, y’all! Time to check the current prices for some of the web’s top, and one of the web’s outlier, cryptocurrencies. Brace your wallets, the weekend market sucked donkeys! Bitcoin: The closer we get to resolving the MtGox situation,… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber Headlines from Around the World
It’s been a long week, full of plane crashes, buck passing, spies, spooks, hackers, Anons, and Ceiling Cat alone knows what else. Here’s our last roundup for this week, something to enjoy while you lounge poolside, or peruse idly as… Read More ›
Neil McDonald: Grey Hat Black Listed
A computer hacking statute codified in 1961 (yes, before what we think of computers existed) is being wielded against Kiwi grey hat hacker Neil McDonald. His mistake was (in the short form) offering a company information about its weaknesses when… Read More ›
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