A Briton working for al Jazeera gives a vivid first-hand account of the Gaza aid raid.
The Israelis confiscated all journalist equipment, he says.
The British government pretended he didn't exist, he says.
FAIR argues that U.S. corporate media are reflecting Israeli talking points on the conditions of the people of Gaza.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4090
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2010/06/06/ kidnapped-israel-forsaken- britain
The Israelis confiscated all journalist equipment, he says.
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FAIR argues that U.S. corporate media are reflecting Israeli talking points on the conditions of the people of Gaza.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4090
A soldier faces charges of leaking the Iraq helicopter kill video to Wikileaks. A hacker buddy turned him in. More detail at Wikileaks and the New York Times and Wired Threat Level blog.
The real cyber war. The New York Times gives a compelling picture of net-savvy Air Force people working in a "chat war room" coordinating data from many surveillance sources to track combatants and watch for roadside bombs. They also alert drone pilots of civilians near a target.
There is absolutely no doubt that authoritarian regimes, spy agencies of all sorts and even local police departments will emulate this model. It is enormously effective, but the implications for privacy are big.
Congress should begin looking into regulating this type of coordinated surveillance system.
There is absolutely no doubt that authoritarian regimes, spy agencies of all sorts and even local police departments will emulate this model. It is enormously effective, but the implications for privacy are big.
Congress should begin looking into regulating this type of coordinated surveillance system.
Google has hired a security firm to find out want went wrong during its street view electronic sweeps that scooped up personal data.
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/
An American lawyer is charged with denying Rwandan genocide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/
The website of the suspended local tabloid "Umuvugizi" has been blocked in Rwanda. Accessing the site through the MTN or Rwandatel networks is no longer possible a month after the suspended publication's publisher vowed to move online.
"Umuvugizi"'s publisher, Jean Bosco Gasasira, has since relocated to Uganda, citing state persecution after the Media High Council suspended his publication in April 2010 following articles critical of the president and the first lady. He defied the suspension by launching its internet version. Though not accessible through two of Rwanda's biggest internet service providers, it can be accessed in PDF format by readers outside Rwanda and those using TiGO mobiles in Rwanda.
Hackers have compromised Social Security numbers at the Penn State. Officials are unsure of the extent of th identity damage.
http://www.ydr.com/ci_15251181
Lars Vilks has joined a Facebook group that wants him dead for his disturbing cartoons portraying Mohammed.
http://www.swedishwire.com/
Aussie officials deny a vendetta against Google Asia over its opposition to the Labor government's planned internet censorship law.
http://www.google.com/
An Australian coalition is urging a moderate approach to internet safety, an approach that doesn't include censorship. The coalition includes Google and Yahoo.
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/
http://www.saferinternetgroup.org/index.html
As said previously, I favor religious and culdtural groups establishing private net filtering operations that their supporters can subscribe to -- as long as they can unhook the filter at will.
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