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Distrust of Russian net after leak, hacking

Exposed: How Murdoch, Bill Gates and Big Corporations are Data Mining our Schools

Exposed: How Murdoch, Bill Gates and Big Corporations are Data Mining our Schools
"Starting next year, those scores, along with students' personal information – race, economic background, report cards, discipline records and personal addresses – will be stored in a database designed by Wireless Generation, a subsidiary of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.

That's right, Rupert Murdoch can read your child's report card anytime he likes and he knows where your kid is sleeping."

CISPA: Worse than the Patriot Act

Cybersecurity Bill’s GOP Sponsor Mocked For Saying Opponents Are Just Kids Tweeting

Cybersecurity Bill’s GOP Sponsor Mocked For Saying Opponents Are Just Kids Tweeting: Opponents of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 (CISPA) are challenging sponsor Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) to debate a 14-year-old about the merits of the proposal. The site, TheMikeRogersChallenge.com, was recently launched by Fight for the Future in response to Rogers’ claim that opponents of CISPA are 14-year-old “tweeters” in their [...]/p

House Passes Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat | Alternet

House Passes Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill, Despite White House Veto Threat | Alternet
"A bill that grants businesses immunity for sharing Internet users’ private information with the federal government passed through the House Thursday, despite an outcry from privacy advocates and a veto threat from the White House, the Hill reports."

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Meet the New CISPA. Same as the Old CISPA. | Common Dreams

Meet the New CISPA. Same as the Old CISPA. | Common Dreams
"Last year, thanks to a public outcry, the effort to pass overreaching cybersecurity legislationstalled in the Senate. Now supporters have reintroduced the House version of that legislation — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).

The “new” version is in fact identical to the original CISPA — and poses the same threat to our digital civil liberties and our freedom to connect online."

CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress | Common Dreams

CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress | Common Dreams
"It's official: The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act was reintroduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. CISPA is the contentious bill civil liberties advocates fought last year, which would provide a poorly-defined "cybersecurity" exception to existing privacy law."

The FBI Is Collecting Everybody’s Emails, Former NSA Official Warns

The FBI Is Collecting Everybody’s Emails, Former NSA Official Warns: Twelve years ago, William Binney resigned from his post as a technical director at the National Security Agency over its domestic surveillance program. “The reason I left the NSA was because they started spying on everybody in the country,” he said in August. In light of revelations from the scandal surrounding General David Petraeus that [...]/p

'Everyone in US Under Virtual Surveillance': NSA Whistleblower | Common Dreams

'Everyone in US Under Virtual Surveillance': NSA Whistleblower | Common Dreams
"The FBI has the e-mails of nearly all US citizens, including congressional members, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. Speaking to RT he warned that the government can use information against anyone it wants."

Google To Pay $22.5 Million F.T.C. Settlement For Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings

Google To Pay $22.5 Million F.T.C. Settlement For Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings: Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it approved a settlement requiring Google to pay $22.5 million for bypassing the security settings of millions of customers using the Apple’s Safari web and mobile browser, but admit no liability. The penalty roughly amounts to five hours of 2011 revenues for the search giant, according to the Wall [...]/p