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Two infosec blunders that betrayed the Russian spy ring

06-07-2010 19:47

Everyone is having fun this week speculating on all aspects of the alleged Russian spy ring busted in the US on Monday. How were they initially detected? Are they just a decoy to hide the real spies? Why did the US go public now? Has anyone got any more pictures of Anna Chapman for the front pages?

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English Defence League Hacked

05-07-2010 13:50

English Defence League Facebook Hacked
English Defence League Hacked by notorious anti-Zionist hackers

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!Take action against ACTA!

02-07-2010 08:36

Help stop the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) from steamrolling our rights and freedoms. Please contact your Member of Parliament (MEP) today and ask them to sign a Declaration that takes a stand against efforts to curb Internet freedom in ACTA. ACTA threatens to make it an imprisonable offence to own MP3s and videos and even to 'incite' infringement.

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Activist Comms/Radio Training, Bristol, 10th July

23-06-2010 01:31

Activist Comms/Radio Training
Castle Park, BRISTOL
10th July 2010
Midday - 4.30pm
Suggested Donation: £2

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A hole in the World

19-06-2010 14:09

oil soaked pelicans
The Deep Water Horizon disaster is not just an industrial accident – it is a violent wound inflicted on the Earth itself ...

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Street View snooping sparks new watchdog site

16-06-2010 22:33

The row over Google's Street View network sniffing, along with European proposals to keep browsing history, has led Privacy International to set up a new website which aims to harness technical knowledge and skills to push forward debate on these issues.

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The Digital Economy - state control of the internet

16-06-2010 17:10

The digital economy act is an important step in reining in the availability of information. A pivotal moment, just like the printing press was. The question is, will we defend what we have, or will we let it slip away into the never ending pit of commoditization?

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Iceland passes "New Media Haven" Law

16-06-2010 15:10

Iceland has passed a law giving Iceland the world's strongest
press and whistleblower protection laws. This is a good move and assures greater press freedom - and sets a very nice example in contrast to the UK.

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Forward the Evolution sustainable living exhibition FLYER

12-06-2010 10:43

Today 2pm -midnight

Elephant and Hippo
1 Bowling green street Oval

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Forward the Evolution sustainable living exhibition

12-06-2010 01:03

Forward the evolution sustainable living exhibition 12/06/10 south london 2pm-midnight

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SYNTHETIC LIFE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

10-06-2010 18:10


SYNTHETIC LIFE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY:
A PUBLC TALK ON THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY
Organised by the Stop Unsafe Nano-silver Campaign and Corporate watch

Monday June 14th, 7 - 9pm
at Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, Brixton, SW2 1AS
see  http://www.bsvcc.org/contact.html for directions

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Europe wide surveillance on ‘extremists’.

10-06-2010 17:21

Statewatch has obtained documents showing that the EU has agreed a plan to gather intelligence on those they consider ‘extremists’.

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public talk in brixton: nanotech & synthetic life

09-06-2010 16:47

SYNTHETIC LIFE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY:
A PUBLIC TALK ON THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY
Organised by the Stop Unsafe Nano-silver Campaign and Corporate watch
Monday June 14th, 7 - 9pm
at Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, Brixton, SW2 1AS

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The end of ID cards?

08-06-2010 13:36

The incoming Con-Dem government has confirmed its commitment to scrap the National Identity Register (NIR) and ID cards for UK citizens. Whilst those who have been campaigning against the ID database naturally welcome the end of these particularly unpleasant and invasive aspects of the surveillance state, there is plenty to be cautious about.

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HOW TO piss off Nokia without leaving your chair

31-05-2010 12:06

The Nokia corporation just launched a new online marketing campaign. It is an alternate reality game named "Conspiracy for good".

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Mordecai Vanunu has been jailed again, for going on a date.

28-05-2010 12:43

More than six years since leaving prison gates, Mordechai Vanunu, the nuclear informant, appeared in court in Jerusalem on Sunday to serve a three-month prison term imposed on him after he was found guilty of contacting foreign agents in 2007.

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Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair: An Activist Guide to the Web

22-05-2010 22:00

Audio
Attached is a recording of a session at the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair on 22nd May 2010, titled, An Activist Guide to the Web, a talk exploring the potential advantages (and dangers) of new technologies to political activists.

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Synthetic Telepathy - The Article Wikipedia Did Not Want You To Read

21-05-2010 10:28

The following article is an entry that appeared on Wikipedia. Within the last 24 hours a major "edit war" broke out and it appeared, at least to me, that the information was being suppressed. The article goes into depth about a field of espionage that employs a technology known as "silent sound" or "Synthetic telepathy". If you're interested in high tech espionage, this makes for a very good read.

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Free Event- Cory Doctorow techno activist, author and journalist – 8 May 2010

30-04-2010 09:25

Free Readers and Writers event exploring techno activism and alternative science fiction with Cory Doctorow - Saturday 8 May, - 7pm - West Norwood Library

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S036.NET attacked by German Police

26-04-2010 19:41

so36.net
German Radical ISP has homes and data centre raided by German cops