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OpenVPN counters censorship
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| Journalists at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will not have unfettered
| access to the Internet. However, GPL software OpenVPN can be used to easily
| circumvent such censorship.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/features/openvpn_counters_censorship
AT&T Mulls Watching You Surf
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| AT&T is “carefully considering” monitoring the Web-surfing activities of
| customers who use its Internet service, the company said in a letter in
| response to an inquiry from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/att-wants-to-watch-you-read-ads/
McCain's tech platform opposes 'unnecessary regulation'
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| John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, has released his
| technology platform. Among the highlights: antipiracy measures, tax credits,
| and a formal federal policy of avoiding "unnecessary regulation."
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10019187-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Sounds like someone is willing to let Microsoft and Intel just do their crimes.
Recent:
Home Office questioned over Phorm
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| Critics have asked why the Home Office has not intervened over secret Phorm
| trials BT conducted in 2006 and 2007.
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The EU has asked the UK government to clarify the situation.
Bad Phorm: EU demands UK Government response on intrusive web ad tracking
technology
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| Controversial behavioral advertising targeting outfit Phorm, whose Webwise ad
| technology monitors user browsing habits to serve appropriate advertising
| messages, might have dragged the UK Government into a slugfest with the
| European Union over a possible breach of strict Euro data laws...
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19884/1054/
Europe votes on anti-piracy laws
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| Other amendments added to the packet of laws allow governments to decide
| which software can be used on the web.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492907.stm
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