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• Tyranny of Structurelessness?

  By raincoaster on June 24, 2016 • ( 10 )

  

  The recent sexual assault and bullying allegations against Jacob Applebaum, formerly of Tor, have caused the digital security community to re-examine itself in the quest to prevent similar situations from arising in the future. In this guest post from McGill… Read More ›

• FreeAnons Endorses September 9 National Prisoner Strike

  By raincoaster on June 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This important post is borrowed (with permission of the author) from the FreeAnons website, and announces the semi-regular return of The Cryptosphere. Sorry we’ve been gone for more or less six solid months. Things are returning to our normal “extremely… Read More ›

• Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously.

  By raincoaster on May 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Your humble editor has encountered this herself, kittens. ALLLLL my imported Elvis Costello, gone. All the mp3’s that pre-dated iTunes, gone. Everything Apple didn’t recognize, gone. At least with this Apple Music function, Apple steals it and you can play… Read More ›

• Business Rocks 2016 Hackathon for the Homeless

  By raincoaster on April 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
  Business Rocks 2016 has hosted a global hackathon in a bid to help solve the ever-growing problem of homelessness through technology. From Manchester’s City Centre to the shores of the Mediterranean, homelessness isn’t just about rough sleepers…

• Social Media Camp is Coming! Catch Us There!

  By raincoaster on April 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    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 ›

• Crypto-Affirmations (or Crypto-Negations) for a Very Monday Monday

  By raincoaster on April 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  if you know what we mean. Today’s Crypto-Affirmations or rather their Debbie Downer equivalent, come to us from our old friend, Professor Gabriella Coleman of McGill University in Montreal. This one has just the right mix of adorable and soul-chilling,… Read More ›

• Edward Snowden Beams Into Vancouver, Talks #PanamaPapers, #BigData, #Security

  By raincoaster on April 21, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Paying the Piper: #PanamaPapers, or How Your Ghost in the Shell Returns

  By raincoaster on April 19, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  Semi-regular contributor AnonyOdinn has long since moved off Twitter and onto Diaspora, but he continues to publish his blog at Cyberguerilla. That is why he is here today: somebody apparently took exception to something Cyberguerilla said (which may or may… Read More ›

• Hacking Homelessness at Business Rocks

  By raincoaster on April 15, 2016 • ( 3 )

  Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
  What do you get when you combine a hundred hackers with a bunch of business billionaires? Just maybe a solution for global homelessness! Manchester, UK, April 15, 2016:  At 9am on April 21, the Business…

• “Love Must Prevail,” says Assange on the eve of Lauri Love’s court appearance

  By raincoaster on April 11, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  UPDATE: Facebook has banned sharing the direct link to the article on Facebook, but thanks to the quick thinking of @AnarcKat you can share using this retro-futuristic QR code. Many thanks for a clever workaround! Lauri Love, the 31-year-old activist,… Read More ›

• Presenting: Your Humble Editor, at Social Media Camp May 5-7 in Victoria

  By raincoaster on April 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Yes kittens, I’m headed back to the #YYJ for another Social Media Camp, Canada’s largest social media conference, in gorgeous downtown Victoria. I know that’s a cliche, but it’s literally true and I don’t know anyone who isn’t thrilled at… Read More ›

• Personal Statement: Do not cry wolf! #OpNimr of #Anonymous

  By Raymond Johansen on March 18, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
  Sunday March 13th: Personal statement regarding the recent article in the Saudi state newspaper Okaz on Friday March 11 about four men condemned to death From Dubai I hear the following: Death sentences against four…

• Review: ProtonMail Releases Encrypted App

  By raincoaster on March 14, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  When The Cryptosphere was offered a free play-test of the new ProtonMail app for encrypted email, we knew we’d need to hand this off to someone a little more knowledgable than your humble editor. Enter Alex Berta of Geek Republic… Read More ›

• Send Jon a birthday card (It’s easy! Just type & click!)

  By raincoaster on February 5, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Originally posted on Support Jon Cowden:
  Jon’s birthday is on February 18th and we want to make it as special as possible. Since we can’t throw him a birthday party in prison, we’re making it a Birthday Card Party! You…

• Why #Bitcoin Consensus Matters

  By raincoaster on January 26, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

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