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Turks bid farewell to the Internet in the face of brutal censorship/surveillance law - Boing Boing - 0 views

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ITGS internet censorship surveillance policiesandstandards politics and government turkey

shared by dr tech on 06 Feb 14 - No Cached

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"Turkey's brutal new Internet law grants the Turkish Telecommunications Directorate the power to arbitrarily censor Web-pages to the individual URL level, much like the Great Firewall of China -- meaning that specific articles that are critical of the state can be censored while leaving the remainder of the site intact."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Turkey's brutal new Internet law grants the Turkish Telecommunications Directorate the power to arbitrarily censor Web-pages to the individual URL level, much like the Great Firewall of China -- meaning that specific articles that are critical of the state can be censored while leaving the remainder of the site intact."</div>

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XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' | World news | theguardian.com - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 01 Aug 13 - No Cached

dr tech on 01 Aug 13

"The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its "widest-reaching" system for developing intelligence from the internet."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its "widest-reaching" system for developing intelligence from the internet."</div>

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Apple and White House in new push for HTTPS connections | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 10 Jun 15 - No Cached

dr tech on 10 Jun 15

"Both Apple and the White House have announced new policies aimed at boosting the use of encrypted connections on the internet, suggesting that the days of insecure internet connections could be numbered."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Both Apple and the White House have announced new policies aimed at boosting the use of encrypted connections on the internet, suggesting that the days of insecure internet connections could be numbered."</div>

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Everything you need to know about the internet | Technology | The Observer - 0 views

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Is the internet killing off proffesional opinion?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Is the internet killing off proffesional opinion? </div>

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Google slams secret Hollywood attempt to 'censor the internet' | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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dr tech on 20 Dec 14

"Google has accused Hollywood of attempting to "secretly censor the internet" by reviving the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) to enable wholesale site-blocking."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Google has accused Hollywood of attempting to "secretly censor the internet" by reviving the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) to enable wholesale site-blocking."</div>

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Mass Wikipedia Edit To Make The Internet Less Sexist - 0 views

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""This project also came on the heels of a very public debate about structural sexism in Wikipedia. [This] began when writer Amanda Filipacchi wrote a New York Times op-ed on a problematic editorial practice being implemented by a number of Wikipedia editors: women were being removed from the 'American Novelists' category and moved into a subcategory for 'American Women Novelists.'" Filipacchi's piece set the internet on fire, sparking a mass call for reform."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""This project also came on the heels of a very public debate about structural sexism in Wikipedia. [This] began when writer Amanda Filipacchi wrote a New York Times op-ed on a problematic editorial practice being implemented by a number of Wikipedia editors: women were being removed from the 'American Novelists' category and moved into a subcategory for 'American Women Novelists.'" Filipacchi's piece set the internet on fire, sparking a mass call for reform."</div>

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A search-engine for insecure cameras, from baby-monitors to grow-ops / Boing Boing - 0 views

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"Shodan is a search engine for the Internet of Things, scanning the public Internet for devices communicating on ports and over protocols that are commonly used by IoT devices. By feeding it the right parameters -- Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP, port 554) -- you can find innumerable publicly shared webcams, ranging from CCTVs that oversee marijuana grow-ops and many, many baby-monitors. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Shodan is a search engine for the Internet of Things, scanning the public Internet for devices communicating on ports and over protocols that are commonly used by IoT devices. By feeding it the right parameters -- Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP, port 554) -- you can find innumerable publicly shared webcams, ranging from CCTVs that oversee marijuana grow-ops and many, many baby-monitors. "</div>

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Calls for Global Internet Regulations - Bloomberg - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 31 Mar 19 - No Cached

dr tech on 31 Mar 19

"Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on hateful and violent content, election integrity, privacy and data portability."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on hateful and violent content, election integrity, privacy and data portability."</div>

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Internet crackdown raises fears for free speech in Britain | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 15 Apr 19 - No Cached

dr tech on 15 Apr 19

"Critics of the government's flagship internet regulation policy are warning it could lead to a North Korean-style censorship regime, where regulators decide which websites Britons are allowed to visit, because of how broad the proposals are."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Critics of the government's flagship internet regulation policy are warning it could lead to a North Korean-style censorship regime, where regulators decide which websites Britons are allowed to visit, because of how broad the proposals are."</div>

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Japanese firms plan to launch self-driving cargo ships within decade | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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"The ships would use the internet of things - connecting a range of devices over the internet - to gather data, such as weather conditions and shipping information, and plot the shortest, most efficient and safest routes. By removing the potential for human error, the companies believe the technology could dramatically cut the number of accidents at sea."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The ships would use the internet of things - connecting a range of devices over the internet - to gather data, such as weather conditions and shipping information, and plot the shortest, most efficient and safest routes. By removing the potential for human error, the companies believe the technology could dramatically cut the number of accidents at sea."</div>

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What Is Quantum Internet? | WIRED - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 02 Sep 17 - No Cached

dr tech on 02 Sep 17

"In quantum cryptography, a sender uses a cryptographic key encoded in a quantum signal to encrypt a message. According to the laws of quantum mechanics, if someone tried to intercept the key, they would destroy it."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In quantum cryptography, a sender uses a cryptographic key encoded in a quantum signal to encrypt a message. According to the laws of quantum mechanics, if someone tried to intercept the key, they would destroy it."</div>

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Looking up health symptoms online less harmful than thought, study says | Health | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 30 Mar 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 30 Mar 21

"These findings suggest that medical experts and policymakers probably do not need to warn patients away from the internet when it comes to seeking health information and self-diagnosis or triage. It seems that using the internet may well help patients figure out what is wrong."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"These findings suggest that medical experts and policymakers probably do not need to warn patients away from the internet when it comes to seeking health information and self-diagnosis or triage. It seems that using the internet may well help patients figure out what is wrong."</div>

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Myanmar orders Internet providers to block Facebook services - CNA - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 04 Feb 21 - No Cached

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"YANGON: Internet providers in Myanmar including state-owned telecom MPT were blocking access to Facebook-owned services in the country on Thursday (Feb 4), days after military leaders seized power in a coup."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"YANGON: Internet providers in Myanmar including state-owned telecom MPT were blocking access to Facebook-owned services in the country on Thursday (Feb 4), days after military leaders seized power in a coup."</div>

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The internet tricked me into believing I can multitask - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 04 Feb 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 04 Feb 21

"The internet and its progeny, like smart car dashboards and buzzing smartphones, are built to make it seem like they can help us multitask, but our brains just aren't cut out for it. "It leads us to try to engage in multiple information-demanding activities simultaneously, and that is what our brains just do not do very well. They weren't evolved for that very type of demand," said Gazzaley, who also wrote The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The internet and its progeny, like smart car dashboards and buzzing smartphones, are built to make it seem like they can help us multitask, but our brains just aren't cut out for it. "It leads us to try to engage in multiple information-demanding activities simultaneously, and that is what our brains just do not do very well. They weren't evolved for that very type of demand," said Gazzaley, who also wrote The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World."</div>

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Iran's digital shutdown: other regimes 'will be watching closely' | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 22 Nov 19 - No Cached

dr tech on 22 Nov 19

"The internet-freedom group Access Now recorded 75 internet outages in 2016, which more than doubled to 196 last year. "The tactic has been around for a while, but the rate at which it is being applied now is extremely alarming," says Berhan Taye, of the UK-based organisation."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The internet-freedom group Access Now recorded 75 internet outages in 2016, which more than doubled to 196 last year. "The tactic has been around for a while, but the rate at which it is being applied now is extremely alarming," says Berhan Taye, of the UK-based organisation."</div>

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Singapore looks to ease privacy fears with 'no internet' wearable device | ZDNet - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 10 Jun 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 10 Jun 20

"The Singapore government says the wearable device it is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data it collects can only be extracted when it is physically handed over to a health official. These details are being offered up as the government looks to ease concerns about data privacy and drive the adoption of digital tools that can help speed up contact tracing. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Singapore government says the wearable device it is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data it collects can only be extracted when it is physically handed over to a health official. These details are being offered up as the government looks to ease concerns about data privacy and drive the adoption of digital tools that can help speed up contact tracing. "</div>

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What Is The Internet Doing To Boomers' Brains? | HuffPost - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 30 Oct 20 - No Cached

dr tech on 30 Oct 20

"The first and most obvious explanation for older internet users' increased vulnerability to misinformation is the effect of aging on the brain. A huge body of research has demonstrated that the same factors that make older Americans susceptible to financial scams - lower impulse control, slower cognitive function, higher rates of social isolation - also make them vulnerable to misinformation. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The first and most obvious explanation for older internet users' increased vulnerability to misinformation is the effect of aging on the brain. A huge body of research has demonstrated that the same factors that make older Americans susceptible to financial scams - lower impulse control, slower cognitive function, higher rates of social isolation - also make them vulnerable to misinformation. "</div>

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Facebook Wants Us to Live in the Metaverse | The New Yorker - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 09 Aug 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 09 Aug 21

"The metaverse is "a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces," he said. It's "an embodied Internet that you're inside of rather than just looking at. We believe that this is going to be the successor to the mobile Internet.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The metaverse is "a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces," he said. It's "an embodied Internet that you're inside of rather than just looking at. We believe that this is going to be the successor to the mobile Internet.""</div>

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Techies think we're on the cusp of a virtual world called 'the metaverse'. I'm skeptical | Sean Monahan | The Guardian - 0 views

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dr tech on 15 Aug 21

"In a recent interview with The Verge, an enthusiastic Zuckerberg described the metaverse as "the successor to the mobile internet," and a kind of "embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content - you are in it.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In a recent interview with The Verge, an enthusiastic Zuckerberg described the metaverse as "the successor to the mobile internet," and a kind of "embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content - you are in it.""</div>

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What does tech take from us? Meet the writer who has counted 100 big losses | Internet | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 04 Nov 21 - No Cached

dr tech on 04 Nov 21

"100 Things We've Lost to the Internet. Its form seems to fit an era of short attention spans, breaking up its author's writing into short essays with headings such as "Solitude", "Ignoring people", "Leaving a message" and "A parent's undivided attention". At its best, the book reads like it mixes journalism with sociology and anthropology. To its credit, it also manages the rare feat of exploring what technology has done to us without succumbing to doom and panic."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"100 Things We've Lost to the Internet. Its form seems to fit an era of short attention spans, breaking up its author's writing into short essays with headings such as "Solitude", "Ignoring people", "Leaving a message" and "A parent's undivided attention". At its best, the book reads like it mixes journalism with sociology and anthropology. To its credit, it also manages the rare feat of exploring what technology has done to us without succumbing to doom and panic."</div>

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Turks bid farewell to the Internet in the face of brutal censorship/surveillance law - Boing Boing - 0 views

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet' | World news | theguardian.com - 0 views

Apple and White House in new push for HTTPS connections | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

Everything you need to know about the internet | Technology | The Observer - 0 views

Google slams secret Hollywood attempt to 'censor the internet' | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views

Mass Wikipedia Edit To Make The Internet Less Sexist - 0 views

A search-engine for insecure cameras, from baby-monitors to grow-ops / Boing Boing - 0 views

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Looking up health symptoms online less harmful than thought, study says | Health | The Guardian - 0 views

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Iran's digital shutdown: other regimes 'will be watching closely' | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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