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• Prince Andrew denies allegations he had sex with underage teenager

  By raincoaster on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Did you ever think, in your whole life, that you would read a sentence like that? Davos is the world economic forum, and a British prince has used the lecturn there to defend himself against a potential criminal charge of… Read More ›

• 4 Ways Copyright Law Actually Controls Your Whole Digital Life

  By raincoaster on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Consumerist sinks their teeth into digital copyright. A murky territory, for sure, with absolutists all around, swinging wildly and hoping to draw blood. Is there a way through this morass? The first step is mapping the territory. So here we… Read More ›

• Drone pilot and FAA settle for $1,100 in key commercial use case

  By raincoaster on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Gigaom:
  Raphael Pirker, who is probably the world’s most famous drone pilot, has reached a deal with the Federal Aviation Agency, which had sought to impose a $10,000 fine on Pirker for using an unmanned aircraft to take pictures for the…

• LulzSecMafia Pwns Sweden for #Anonymous’ #SaveSweWolves

  By raincoaster on January 22, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Time for more Sweden Punishment.. We can't let @_Cryptosphere down now can we? #LulzSecMafia #SaveSweWolves — #LulzSecMafia (@LulzSecMafia) January 22, 2015 Gee, all we said was “Keep us in the loop.” Great, now we can never go to Stockholm. The evocatively-named LulzSecMafia… Read More ›

• Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Piratical News

  By raincoaster on January 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Ahoy, kittens! Weigh anchor and sail with us over a sea of C (and BASIC and many other languages) as we set sail for The Silk Road, the land of halfling hackers, and other esoteric delights. Do not adjust your… Read More ›

• #Anonymous Comes to the Aid of Endangered Swedish Wolves with #SaveSweWolves

  By raincoaster on January 21, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  UPDATE: Part II here.   Never mess with a Spirit Animal. The wolf is a hunter; so are many Swedes. And so is Anonymous. For the second time in two years, a global group of hacktivists including significant support from… Read More ›

• Native American Gangs: A cross to bear

  By raincoaster on January 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on RED POWER MEDIA:
  JAN 20, 2015 |  BY Al Jazeera America MINNEAPOLIS — It was Sunday, game day, and James Cross turned down the television volume, rose from his armchair and lifted his purple Vikings windbreaker to show…

• Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Totally Tubular News

  By raincoaster on January 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy hump day, kittens. It’s a long haul from here to the next holiday, particularly if you are a geek of pristine antecedents and spotless reputation if not wardrobe (ie Forever Alone) and Valentine’s Day just means chocolate at half… Read More ›

• Cyber-Panic! The (Surveillance) State of the Union

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  This is our second guest post by Joe Fionda, actor and activist. President Obama is set to go before congress for the State of the Union and argue for reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). He will… Read More ›

• Al Qaeda official who claimed responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attack calls for ‘lone wolf’ terror in Canada

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The concept of spokesman-incited “lone wolf” attacks is nothing new. It’s called motivation, and it’s something that every revolutionary group in history has used. Even Anonymous, the faceless Hive Mind, has used it in OpMayhem (incidentally, one of my favorite… Read More ›

• U.S. Air Force Doubles Drone Pilot Incentive Pay to Keep Them From Quitting Altogether

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Now THIS is interesting. You’d think that the government would throw some money at these people, rather than keep it for the Generals and the contractors. You’d be wrong. What will happen to war when the US outsources drone flying… Read More ›

• WhatsApp cracks down on people using unofficial clients

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Originally posted on Gigaom:
  WhatsApp, the dominant Facebook-owned messaging app with hundreds of millions of daily users, is banning users from its service for 24 hours because they were caught sending and receiving messages on an unofficial client that wasn’t made by WhatsApp. Many users afflicted…

• Epistemology, Podcasts, and the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your House: Welcome to Night Vale

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome, kittens. Welcome to Night Vale. Things may seem a little strange here, but if you get confused or frightened, don’t worry; you can always flag down one of the passing blue helicopters of the Sheriff’s Secret Police and ask… Read More ›

• Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Old Master News

  By raincoaster on January 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Come to think of it “The Old Master” would be a pretty good hacker name. Too bad I’ve doubled down on @F*ckS4boo. But it’s a new dawn, kittens. Time to face it bravely, armed with nothing more than your own… Read More ›

• Parents Of Capitol Bombing Suspect Accuse #FBI Of Illegal Setup

  By raincoaster on January 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Originally posted on LibertasIntel:
  http://youtu.be/rzYpcfQ8ZS4

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