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Internet down in Iran ahead of opposition protests
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| Iran said on Sunday its Internet
| connections will remain slow this week due
| to technical problems, ahead of
| anticipated protests by opposition
| supporters.
|
| Connections have been slow since last week
| and some email accounts have been
| unavailable for several hours each day.
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http://rawstory.com/2010/02/internet-iran-opposition-protests/
Iranian net slows to a crawl before planned protests
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| Iranian authorities have blamed fibre-
| optic network damage for a convenient
| slow-down in net connection speeds in the
| country this week.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/09/iranian_net_damaged_before_demos/
China jails porn-monger
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| China's aggressive crackdown on internet
| smut and dissent continues - yesterday a
| man was sentenced to 13 years prison for
| renting a US server for distributing
| pornographic material
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/09/china_arrests/
Cherie Blair and One Law for All
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| The NSS was a founder member of the One
| Law for All Campaign which seeks to impede
| the march of sharia law in Britain.
| Naturally we think that in a democracy
| everyone must be equal under the law, with
| no exceptions. Sharia law is full of
| exceptions and it is clear that women are
| not equal under that system.
|
| But now we discover that a different â
| more favourable â system of justice is
| being applied to religious people by
| Cherie Blair (professional name Cherie
| Booth) in her capacity as a judge. Last
| week in the Inner London Crown Court, Ms
| Blair/Booth spared a violent yob from
| prison because he is a âreligious manâ.
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http://www.secularism.org.uk/118079.html
Will Wikileaks Drown in Its Own Red Ink?
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| Wikileaks is usually described as a
| "whistleblower" site, but it's really more
| of a safe haven for secrets that need to
| be exposed -- kind of like a Swiss bank,
| only in reverse, so it's kind of fitting
| that a Swiss bank is one of its most
| famous targets. But instead of shielding
| people who are trying to hide their
| assets, it exposes them. Thanks to the
| nature of the Net, confidential sources
| can make those secrets public without
| putting their own necks on the chopping
| block.
|
| [...]
|
| So it's your choice. You can spend $10 on
| a couple of lattes and a kruller, or you
| can spend it on keeping information
| flowing just a little more freely around
| the world. I know which one I'd pick.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/188519/Will_Wikileaks_Drown_in_Its_Own_Red_Ink.html?tk=rss_news
Pranksters Attach GPS Device To Google Street View Car
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| The result: Berliners are pulling down
| their pants when the car scoots into view,
| making obscene gestures, shouting, and
| kind of making a scene.
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http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/02/07/pranksters-attach-gps-device-to-google-street-view-car/
Recent:
ikileaks finds cash to continue
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| The site stopped publishing leaked documents
| in December in order to concentrate on a
| pledge drive, aimed at rising a minimum of
| $200,000 to keep the lights on, and $600,000
| if staff were to be paid. Wikileaks also
| canvassed for technical support and legal
| help.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/04/wikileaks_pledge_drive/
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