More Links! If you’re interested in understanding a bit about how “academic studies” and “academic sources” can be twisted to suit political means, have a read of Defeated Videogame-Violence Experts: Science Was on Our Side. The big takeaway there is that not all “academics” are at all equal. In a similar vein, have a read of Local Food or Less Meat? Data Tells The Real Story to get a feeling for what a truly good use of statistics should be like (and an interesting article, of course).
Censorship:
- Turkey: Contributors to user-generated dictionary arrested 30 June 2011, 3:52 am
- Why EFF Supports CSISAC’s Decision Not to Endorse the OECD Communique on Internet Policy-Making Principles 30 June 2011, 8:30 am
- Disappointing OECD proposals on Internet 30 June 2011, 8:58 am
- Italy – Italian agency poised to assume arbitrary Internet filtering powers 5 July 2011, 9:39 am
- Is Internet censorship out of control? 5 July 2011, 11:50 am
Copyright / Law:
- Thousands More Does Dismissed in Copyright Troll Cases — But the Trolls Are Trying New Tactics 29 June 2011, 12:12 pm
- Lawyer to Judge: I Swear My Browser Ate My Homework 1 July 2011, 11:46 am
- Movement to Abolish Corporate Personhood Gaining Traction | Common Dreams 3 July 2011, 1:36 am
- Reuter’s investigates “shell” and “shelf” corporations. 3 July 2011, 1:45 am
- The ‘intellectual property’ oxymoron 3 July 2011, 5:10 am
- US claims all .com and .net websites are in its jurisdiction 5 July 2011, 9:10 am
- 90 Law Professors sign letter in opposition to Protect IP Act 5 July 2011, 9:49 am
- ‘Massive Infringement’ Case Against CNET Dropped 5 July 2011, 10:23 am
- The Campaign to Eliminate DRM 5 July 2011, 11:50 am
- Smear Campaign Ramps Up Against Protect IP Opponents 6 July 2011, 4:06 am
Hacking:
- AnonymousIRC leaks hundreds of docs from Arizona law enforcement (3rd time) 1 July 2011, 9:33 am
- Interview with key LulzSec hacker 5 July 2011, 10:56 am
Holocaust:
- ‘I Had Always Been Blessed with Good Fortune’: At 98, Gay Holocaust Survivor Shares Story 6 July 2011, 9:11 am
Media:
- UK tabloid ‘hacked murdered teen’s phone’ 5 July 2011, 9:15 am
- Cameron calls for UK phone hacking inquiry 6 July 2011, 2:18 am
- Britain’s media must start policing itself 6 July 2011, 4:18 am
Miscellany:
- Defeated Videogame-Violence Experts: Science Was on Our Side 28 June 2011, 3:50 pm
- Young Darwin’s Marginalia Shows Evolution of His Theory 29 June 2011, 9:46 am
- Local Food or Less Meat? Data Tells The Real Story 29 June 2011, 1:39 pm
- CA Amazon Tax Signed Into Law 30 June 2011, 4:59 am
- 8 Prehistoric Creatures from Your Nightmares 30 June 2011, 6:21 am
- Restoring a Photograph from the 1870s 1 July 2011, 3:58 am
- The great billion dollar drug scam: part two – Opinion – Al Jazeera English 3 July 2011, 5:48 am
- MIT lab develops glasses that can read another person’s emotional state 5 July 2011, 5:15 am
- Amazon, Overstock thumb nose at California tax 6 July 2011, 4:04 pm
Politics: Israel / Gaza:
- ‘Second sabotage’ of Gaza-bound flotilla 30 June 2011, 11:10 am
- Activists prepare to set sail for Gaza 30 June 2011, 11:22 am
- US Gaza-bound boat returning to Greek port 1 July 2011, 8:00 am
- Greece arrests captain of US Gaza-bound boat 2 July 2011, 8:56 pm
- Stranded flotilla activists still hopeful 3 July 2011, 8:08 am
- Flotilla ship intercepted by coast guards 4 July 2011, 8:40 am
- French flotilla boat sets sail for Gaza 5 July 2011, 6:27 am
Politics: War:
- Navy Vows to Fight for Its Superlaser, Hypersonic Gun 24 June 2011, 6:00 am
- Afghanistan, Iraq Wars Killed 132,000 Civilians, Report Says 29 June 2011, 6:31 am
- U.S. Military Expanding Arsenal of Cyber-Warfare Capabilities 29 June 2011, 8:57 am
- White House: al-Qaida Is Toast (As Long As These Shadow Wars Last Forever) 29 June 2011, 11:12 am
- CIA Exhales: 99 Out of 101 Torture Cases Dropped 30 June 2011, 12:40 pm
- Time to Close the Security Theater 1 July 2011, 2:55 am
- US ‘extends drone strikes to Somalia’ 1 July 2011, 3:17 am
- U.N. Report Shreds Military’s Claim of Afghanistan Progress 1 July 2011, 4:00 am
- ‘Some Will Call Me a Torturer’: CIA Man Reveals Secret Jail 1 July 2011, 11:43 am
- Growth in Arms Exports: Germany Wants to Supply Battle Tanks to Saudi Arabia 4 July 2011, 4:37 am
- 5,800 Attacks Are Just The Beginning After Petraeus’ Year-Long Air War 5 July 2011, 7:21 am
- Somali terror suspect secretly held by US 5 July 2011, 8:02 pm
- Blackwater’s New Director: Bill Clinton’s Lawyer 6 July 2011, 7:10 am
Privacy:
- 50 Million Myspace Profiles Now Belong to an Ad Targeting Firm 29 June 2011, 1:20 pm
- Judge: Google Can Be Sued for Wiretapping in Street View Debacle 30 June 2011, 8:09 am
- EFF Denounces Flawed E-Verify Proposal that Would Trample on Worker Privacy 1 July 2011, 4:25 pm
- Andy Greenberg: Federal Wiretaps Nearly Doubled Last Year 3 July 2011, 1:42 am
- Cisco Poised to Help China Keep an Eye on Its Citizens 5 July 2011, 9:10 am
- Who Has Your Back? In Depth: Fighting for User Privacy in Congress 5 July 2011, 5:48 pm
- Background Checking Apps: Don’t Flout Consumer Privacy Rights 6 July 2011, 10:38 am
- Global Tech Leaders Promote Open Internet 6 July 2011, 10:46 am
Security:
- How To Safely Store A Password 1 July 2011, 3:38 am
- Massive Indestructible Botnet 1 July 2011, 4:09 am
Social Media:
- Runaway Social Networking: German Politicians Consider Banning Facebook Parties 4 July 2011, 4:15 am
- Facebook blocks Google Chrome extension for exporting friends 5 July 2011, 4:55 am
Technology:
- Researchers create rollerball-pen ink to draw circuits 29 June 2011, 1:48 pm
- Code’s Worst Enemy [2007] 5 July 2011, 6:01 am
- Computer bugs hurt Army ops 5 July 2011, 6:44 am
- South Korea plans to convert all textbooks to digital 5 July 2011, 12:05 pm
- ‘Geeky’ World of IT Loses Its Appeal as a Career Choice 6 July 2011, 10:46 am
WikiLeaks:
- Wikileaks & Datacell to sue Visa / MasterCard for 'financial blockade' 2 July 2011, 11:40 am
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