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2013-06-14 20:17:01 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 46 +1s)

I was surprised he used Gmail - which in case we forgot, scans our email for keyword matching - as an example.

2013-06-08 03:02:59 (18 comments, 30 reshares, 80 +1s)

This was fun to put together. My sources helped enormously. In light of this week's privacy and security scandal... Let's take care of ourselves.

2013-04-22 10:18:20 (11 comments, 36 reshares, 94 +1s)

Researching this one I found out that the TSA is on the list of agencies that can obtain your data... A guide for all commitment levels:
http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-join-todays-april-22-cispa-protest-7000014320/

2013-04-20 08:07:53 (14 comments, 23 reshares, 90 +1s)

Senators need to know this before they vote on CISPA next week. This shocked me, and it's what special interests don't want the public to know - and CISPA won't fix it, but it will harm all of us. 

2013-03-27 19:33:33 (15 comments, 28 reshares, 67 +1s)

Chevron edited its own page for over 2 years. Jimmy Wales said BP is an example of 'best practices' and now Wikipedia editors are saying its (published) changes are extremely inaccurate. This is new, and I don't hold back.

2013-03-21 00:36:23 (7 comments, 18 reshares, 51 +1s)

Just published - and right now BP is trying to get out of blame and reparations for Deepwater Horizon in a NOLA court. Think about it. 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57575460-93/bp-caught-rewriting-environmental-record-on-wikipedia/

2013-02-21 21:16:09 (6 comments, 11 reshares, 40 +1s)

Just posted - some tell me a few pages might still be running hot so pay attention to your virus alerts if you visit NBC website(s).

2013-02-09 04:43:44 (47 comments, 58 reshares, 165 +1s)

A new development in this unbelievable saga:

http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-reveals-ample-fed-access-fbi-opens-criminal-investigation-7000011073/

2013-02-04 09:38:11 (44 comments, 61 reshares, 176 +1s)

Verifications starting to come in, this is real (and I have the breaking piece) - the 3rd salvo on Anon's legal reform war: http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-posts-over-4000-u-s-bank-executive-credentials-7000010740/

2013-01-30 12:11:54 (25 comments, 24 reshares, 80 +1s)

Sites are still down, House committee asking questions, Anon may have upper hand: http://www.zdnet.com/feds-stumbling-after-anonymous-launches-operation-last-resort-7000010541/

2013-01-28 07:31:02 (14 comments, 23 reshares, 82 +1s)

Anonymous hacked ussc.gov again and made it into a game of Asteroids - the site's being hammered and Anon has offerend another US government site to play the game on, making it clear they have a lot of access: http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-re-hacks-us-sentencing-site-into-video-game-asteroids-7000010384/

Many people are saying this is the biggest, craziest thing they've done yet. It's definitely a hell of a set of smart hacks.

2013-01-26 11:45:21 (42 comments, 37 reshares, 99 +1s)

Explained (no one else is explaining it yet) - http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-hacks-us-sentencing-commission-distributes-files-7000010369/

2013-01-16 23:41:58 (6 comments, 8 reshares, 24 +1s)

The ITU is redefining "multistakeholder" to favor governments and is about to convene two meetings to move closer to internet governance. A petition to defund the ITU shows the US gives it $11M in taxpayer money, and that ITU is funded by Apple, Verizon, Cisco, more.

"The internet must be left alone."

http://www.zdnet.com/un-plans-internet-governance-amid-outcry-to-defund-itu-7000009882/

2013-01-12 02:47:03 (26 comments, 18 reshares, 106 +1s)

I am an author who has had it. You might feel the same way:
http://www.zdnet.com/open-letter-to-audible-and-amazon-stop-the-drm-7000009672/

2012-12-18 04:17:59 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 45 +1s)

YAY! Congrats to +Limor Fried for being "Entrepreneur of the Year!" Don't miss this interview with her about successful hackers, building an open source business and doing entrepreneurialism differently.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559689-93/magazine-names-hacker-limor-fried-entrepreneur-of-the-year/

2012-12-12 21:13:08 (15 comments, 9 reshares, 21 +1s)

An ITU expose, wherein I interviewed a former ITU Chief - he went on the record about ITU's global cyberwarfare agenda, Flame and Iran, Russia and Kaspersky, and much more. 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57558819-93/exclusive-itu-failed-says-former-policy-chief/

2012-12-08 19:30:11 (28 comments, 32 reshares, 54 +1s)

If you're keeping up, this was leaked 11 hours ago: http://www.zdnet.com/wcit-12-leak-shows-russia-china-others-seek-to-define-government-controlled-internet-7000008509/

2012-12-06 21:21:12 (25 comments, 6 reshares, 38 +1s)

Wow, 80 comments. Check out the ITU's denial. I've been arguing with and emailing with the ITU for about a week now. Did I tell you the ITU officially invited me to Dubai and offered me access to all the delegates?
http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-now-totally-unified-in-opposition-of-u-n-internet-governance-7000008382/

2012-12-02 03:12:04 (7 comments, 14 reshares, 34 +1s)

Read the leaked docs, look at the new Syrian blackout analysis, and it's deeply disturbing:
http://www.zdnet.com/u-n-wcit-12-makes-syrian-internet-blackout-trivial-everywhere-7000008171/

2012-11-28 09:51:40 (13 comments, 7 reshares, 28 +1s)

This is serious. Waiting for Samsung to respond.... 
http://www.zdnet.com/researcher-reveals-backdoor-access-in-samsung-printers-7000008013/

2012-11-27 19:34:27 (12 comments, 53 reshares, 97 +1s)

What's behind Google's Take Action campaign and why it's urgent: http://www.zdnet.com/u-n-readies-for-protests-on-eve-of-secret-internet-regulation-treaty-7000007962/

2012-11-23 21:43:13 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 32 +1s)

This is probably my favorite holiday gift guide of all the ones I've done over the years - I hope everyone likes it! Warm thanks to +Limor Fried for picking out these very cool items. (There's some awesome stuff here for kids, too fwiw.)

http://www.zdnet.com/ladyadas-hacker-gift-guide-for-hack-black-friday-hackfriday-gift-guide-2012-7000007803/

2012-11-22 11:54:37 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 18 +1s)

Love the Day of the Dead iPhone design, plus the Kindle Folio - more stuff I want from Speck...

http://www.zdnet.com/favorite-speck-cases-under-40-gift-guide-2012-7000007704/

2012-11-20 13:28:19 (5 comments, 14 reshares, 31 +1s)

I hope you find this to be very helpful:
http://www.zdnet.com/if-security-wants-your-password-privacy-for-travelers-with-digital-devices-7000007644/

2012-11-20 08:24:54 (10 comments, 17 reshares, 34 +1s)

Scary. I just wrote this one - porn's new implementation of facial recognition technology circles in the FTC, SceneTap, TrapWire, Facebook and the ACLU.

http://www.zdnet.com/porn-companies-adopt-facial-recognition-technology-encourage-instagram-photos-7000007631/

2012-11-13 13:10:04 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

New: the next step in +Limor Fried (Adafruit's) terrific new series by +Eric Michaud: 

How To Start A Hackerspace: Part 2: A Place To Hack All The Things

http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/11/13/how-to-start-a-hackerspace-part-2-a-place-to-hack-all-the-things/

2012-11-12 14:22:23 (8 comments, 7 reshares, 30 +1s)

Over 500 million secret digital dossiers compiled on us (thanks, Facebook): Congressional inquiry released: Data brokers won't name sources, though tell us some of their sources range from permissioned apps to the State Department Terrorist Exclusion list.

http://www.zdnet.com/congressional-inquiry-responses-released-data-brokers-refuse-to-name-sources-7000007235/

2012-11-12 13:44:55 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)

Great new post, plus congrats to new +Limor Fried blogger +Eric Michaud on writing an inspiring, practical (and passionate) How-To:

http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/11/12/how-to-start-a-hackerspace/

2012-11-09 23:19:07 (27 comments, 17 reshares, 55 +1s)

Interesting, angering, unfortunate, disgraceful:

http://www.zdnet.com/mapping-racist-tweets-where-post-election-hate-came-from-7000007202/

2012-11-09 11:16:12 (8 comments, 5 reshares, 36 +1s)

It's official! Australia's porn filter is dead! I have analysis here: http://www.zdnet.com/australia-dumps-cleanfeed-egypt-porn-ban-twitter-backlash-egypornban-7000007141/

2012-11-06 03:24:34 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Sharing here as well: I'm outing myself as the unnamed "Silicon Valley insider" quoted in the text beneath the video.

2012-11-05 09:53:00 (18 comments, 23 reshares, 47 +1s)

This one is on fire. I'm updating it as more sites are hacked - and also now that PayPal's head of PR is skirmishing with me on Twitter. I also got the Anonymous press release about the V For Vendetta reenactment they're planning today in London. It's all here:

http://www.zdnet.com/paypal-symantec-hacked-as-anonymous-begins-november-5-hacking-spree-7000006876/

2012-10-30 07:27:17 (14 comments, 61 reshares, 187 +1s)

Google's interactive Hurricane Sandy 2012 crisis map should be shared in any way you can: it can be saved offline (on a smartphone) and rolls out Google's new Public Alerts. Also has shelters, YouTube videos by location and livecams, updated traffic routes... amazing. Go play with it.

http://www.zdnet.com/googles-essential-interactive-hurricane-sandy-2012-crisis-map-7000006583/

2012-09-22 22:42:33 (9 comments, 11 reshares, 30 +1s)

Just went live on C|net, new developments, Bamkin has suddenly resigned - lots of sharp edges here:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57518384-93/wikipedia-honcho-caught-in-scandal-quits-defends-paid-edits/

"Perhaps the paid-PR scandal is a coming of age for Wikipedia in the era of SEO shills, and the public's increasing awareness about powerful corners of the Internet - and how subject they can be to the interests of close-knit friends and business associates."

2012-09-20 22:01:50 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 17 +1s)

+Violet Blue reports on this growing scandal. I, for one, am not the least bit surprised--except by how clumsy they were. 

2012-09-18 23:52:59 (14 comments, 10 reshares, 28 +1s)

SEO selling of Wikipedia editing services by Wikipedians in Residence? Yes, and Jimmy Wales is not happy.

Pleased to report I'm publicly getting shit for this from a Wikimedia's Associate Product Manager. Already.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57514677-93/corruption-in-wikiland-paid-pr-scandal-erupts-at-wikipedia/

2012-09-15 01:28:02 (17 comments, 5 reshares, 27 +1s)

This is off the charts lamesauce. GoDaddy customers should be furious about this.

http://www.zdnet.com/aftermath-godaddy-says-sorry-now-go-buy-something-7000004310/

2012-09-14 20:47:09 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Hoping my Silicon Valley friends might like this: Saturday at TechShop in Menlo Park, indie hacker friends are holding a workshop on how to pick locks for fun - and adding to your basic secret agent/zombie escape skills. It's also all-ages!

http://techshop.ws/Events.html?&action=detail&id=462

Edit: Here's a direct link to the Eventbrite signup page: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4316930054

2012-09-08 03:35:38 (9 comments, 5 reshares, 26 +1s)

This may be of interest...

http://www.zdnet.com/premiere-julian-assange-as-a-young-hacker-in-film-underground-7000003913/

2012-09-07 18:53:45 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 23 +1s)

This study is fascinating, very interesting data points on male/female hacker differences.

They left out other genders and LGBT discussion though :( Still, I have more on the way about all the studies after this. Hope you like this one, and please tell me what more you'd like to know.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57507160-83/aspergers-study-asks-are-hackers-cognitively-different/

2012-09-06 19:44:22 (20 comments, 14 reshares, 31 +1s)

Keep calm and get pwn3d: welcome to Apple's privacy nightmare. A few of you have been waiting for this one from me...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57507165-37/why-the-apple-fbi-and-antisec-udid-debacle-wont-go-away/

2012-09-06 17:16:47 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)

People who target journalists are stepping up their game; this article is important:
http://www.zdnet.com/malicious-malware-targets-journalists-free-press-organizations-7000003659/

2012-08-29 21:07:29 (10 comments, 10 reshares, 42 +1s)

Just posted on CNET: Facebook is about to be charged with illegal use of facial recognition technology in Germany, its relationship to TrapWire and data brokers, and why efforts to protect individual privacy may be too little too late.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57502284-93/why-you-should-be-worried-about-facial-recognition-technology/

2012-08-29 10:18:04 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 112 +1s)

Amazing. Art from a fan (now a friend) derived from a quick self-portrait I took Tuesday morning before getting on my motard.

2012-08-22 20:14:18 (11 comments, 17 reshares, 30 +1s)

This is troubling. You'll want to read it.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57497843-38/where-google-spends-its-pac-money-on-capitol-hill/

The reps getting contributions are pro-warrantless wiretapping, some are staunchly anti-net neutrality - and you'll see, that's not all. What I didn't include is that all of the Republican recipients are staunchly pro-life and against gay marriage.

2012-08-22 19:35:32 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

2012-08-20 08:34:12 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 22 +1s)

I'll call this your fresh, hot slice of weekly WTF in tech:

2012-08-17 18:18:49 (7 comments, 11 reshares, 26 +1s)

It appears that anonymizing software Anonymizer (used by activists and at-risk populations) is linked to TrapWire: http://www.zdnet.com/examining-the-ties-between-trapwire-abraxas-and-anonymizer-7000002770/

2012-08-09 17:03:12 (14 comments, 17 reshares, 40 +1s)

The poor guy's site is still down.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57489696-93/piracy-witch-hunt-downs-legit-e-book-lending-web-site/

2012-08-09 06:12:05 (9 comments, 6 reshares, 40 +1s)

Let's wake the TSA the hell up - they've been trying to get out of this for years and now they're ignoring a court order:

http://www.zdnet.com/tsa-petition-circulates-to-require-security-compliance-7000002373/