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Indian Court Wants To Ban Google Earth In The Wake Of Mumbai Attacks
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| However, an Indian Court is now calling for the software to be banned saying
| that it "aids terrorists." Of course, so do maps or photographs of hotels,
| such as those placed online by the hotels themselves, but people aren't
| overreacting and calling for a ban of those things as well. Yes, we can
| understand the kneejerk reaction here, and the anger over these horrific
| attacks. But, banning Google Earth isn't the answer.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081210/0318383073.shtml
Musicians don’t want tunes used for torture
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| GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate
| in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails hit
| Prisoner No. 200343 like a sonic bludgeon.
|
| “Stains like the blood on your teeth,” Trent Reznor snarled over distorted
| guitars. “Bite. Chew.”
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28144557
Do they have a patent on this torturing method?
Recent:
Internet Terrorist: Does Such A Thing Really Exist?
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| Recently, I have experienced an increase in organizations questioning how
| real is the threat of Internet terrorism and what they can do to protect
| themselves. As a former CISO, this was one of the last concerns that crossed
| my mind, especially since it was a daily up-hill battle getting buy-in for
| the most basic security controls and services. The notion of worrying about
| the potential risk of terrorism against my organization seemed to be the
| lowest priority given the choices at hand. Ironically, terrorism today seems
| to be an emerging concern in the commercial world and many are actively
| pursuing methods and technology to help combat the problem. As a result, I
| began to research this trend to determine its drivers and potential
| implications to information security as we know it today.
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http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1169
The Continuing Cheapening of the Word "Terrorism"
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| Illegally diverting water is terrorism:
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| South Australian Premier Mike Rann says the diversion of water from the
| Paroo River in Queensland is an act of terrorism during a water crisis.
|
| Anonymously threatening people with messages on playing cards, like the Joker
| in The Dark Knight, is terrorism...
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/08/the_continuing_1.html
And An i-Patriot Act
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| Amazing revelations have emerged concerning already existing government plans
| to overhaul the way the internet functions in order to apply much greater
| restrictions and control over the web.
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| Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an
| audience at this years Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay,
| California, that "There’s going to be an i-9/11 event" which will act as a
| catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet.
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| Lessig also revealed that he had learned, during a dinner with former
| government Counter Terrorism Czar Richard Clarke, that there is already in
| existence a cyber equivalent of the Patriot Act, an "i-Patriot Act" if you
| will, and that the Justice Department is waiting for a cyber terrorism event
| in order to implement its provisions.
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http://www.infowars.net/articles/august2008/050808i911.htm
Update on China/Tibet cyberattacks (and Russia/Georgia), and call for
testimonials.
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| Also on this same day, I received an interesting update from Greg Walton, a
| SecDev Fellow at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto who also edits
| the Infowar Monitor.
|
| He's currently in Hong Kong doing pro bono work for the advocacy group Human
| Rights in China, briefing them on security issues and monitoring systems
| during a sensitive time -- the Olympics, recent unrest in Tibetan and Uighur
| regions, and other factors.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/12/update-on-chinatibet.html
A Czar for the Digital Peasants
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| One sure sign of a lack of political vision is a rise in the number of pieces
| of acronymic legislation. After September 11, the US Congress passed the
| euphoniously named “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
| Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act” the
| initials of which spell out “USA – Patriot.” The Patriot Act is a pretty bad
| piece of legislation, but at least its drafters worked hard on the acronyms
| so that opponents could be labelled “anti-patriot” – a perfect level of
| analysis for Fox News. Admittedly, in this administration, having public
| officials torturing acronyms rather than detainees might be counted as a
| plus, but I still find the whole practice distasteful. I'd suggest that
| politicians vow to vote against any piece of legislation with its own
| normatively loaded acronym, no matter how otherwise appealing. It might make
| them focus a little more on the content.
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| In any event, Congress has been at it again. The House just passed, and the
| Senate is considering, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for
| Intellectual Property Act of 2008 – or “Pro-IP” Act. (If it passes, a version
| is sure to be urged on Europe as a matter of “harmonisation.”) Are you
| pro-intellectual property? Then surely you must be for this piece of
| legislation! The name says it all.
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14aacbc8-41e1-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.html
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