Malaysian sex blog couple told to surrender The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013 PETALING JAYA – Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has asked a pair of controversial sex bloggers to surrender themselves to the… Read More ›
Germany’s top security official: stop using American websites if you fear US eavesdropping
German minister: drop Google if you fear US spying Wednesday Jul 03, 2013 | The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says Internet users worried about their data being intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies should stop using… Read More ›
US spent $630,000 to ‘buy’ Facebook fans
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013 | Agence France Presse he US State Department has embraced the wide outreach made possible through social media, but requires guidelines Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/File The US State Department was Wednesday under fire for spending $630,000 over… Read More ›
Vitamin C Helps Control Gene Activity in Stem Cells
Vitamin C, in a natural source such as an orange and as a supplement. Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role in helping… Read More ›
GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world’s communications
Exclusive: British spy agency collects and stores vast quantities of global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories and calls, and shares them with NSA, latest documents from Edward Snowden reveal Ewen MacAskill, Julian Borger, Nick Hopkins, Nick Davies and James… Read More ›
Facebook removes pic of Syrian rebel smiling with beheaded Christian
Posted By Josh Peterson On 5:48 PM 06/21/2013 In World | Facebook stumbled into the heated debate over Syrian intervention after it removed a graphic photo depicting a Syrian rebel holding the decapitated head of a Christian man over a… Read More ›
Anon posts Filipino president’s phone numbers
EEV: As with all information being claimed to be leaked ,or hacked information, without validation. This information is for entertainment value only. Attempts to give Aquino a wake-up call and democracy a kick-start By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security,… Read More ›
Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’
By KIMBERLY DOZIER / AP Intelligence Writer / June 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret…. Read More ›
Saliva proteins may protect older people from influenza
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Spit. Drool. Dribble. Saliva is not normally a topic of polite conversation, but it may be the key to explaining the age and sex bias exhibited by influenza and other diseases, according… Read More ›
William Hague: Law-abiding Britons have nothing to fear from GCHQ
The Foreign Secretary will appear before the House of Commons tomorrow to try to allay concerns about the Prism spy scheme which enables the USA’s spy agency to mine data from Facebook and other web companies Andy McSmith Sunday, 9… Read More ›
Web firms will be told to block terror sites and pornography
Culture Secretary orders internet crackdown in wake of Woolwich attack and April Jones killing Andrew Grice Thursday, 6 June 2013 Internet and telecom companies will be ordered by the Government to block “harmful” content such as extremist material and pornography … Read More ›
FACEBOOK censors pictures of children rallying against GMOs
Monday, 27 May 2013 In one of the most devastating acts of destruction of its own credibility, Facebook engaged in yet more censorship of Free Speech with the suspending of an account that posted a photo of children rallying against… Read More ›
Popular St. Louis anchor who complained about IRS harassment after interview with Obama taken off the air
By Jessica Montoya Coggins PUBLISHED: 18:09 EST, 17 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:57 EST, 18 May 2013 A popular news anchor in Missouri has found himself in the middle of the IRS scandal that is engulfing the Obama White … Read More ›
High School teen facing terror charges and held on MILLION dollar bail after posting ‘threatening lyrics’ about Boston Marathon
EEV: We are not talking direct threats, but word association. Take time watch the video’s that come afterwards. By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:04 EST, 2 May 2013 | UPDATED: 18:04 EST, 2 May 2013 A teenage aspiring… Read More ›
Zuckerberg earned over $2bn at Facebook in 2012
27 Apr 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg earned more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world’s leading social network. Zuckerberg was also given bonuses that added… Read More ›
Heartbreak as police ‘find body of missing college student FALSELY accused of being the Boston Marathon bomber by internet ‘sleuths’
EEV: Very Sad, and very odd also that false accusations were taken seriously by a Reddit user calling themselves “Oops777” : Has Trolling by a cruel individual written all over this. ‘Body of Sunil Tripathi’ discovered in the Providence River… Read More ›
‘Disgusting’ Facebook group called ‘Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is innocent’ gathers steam and attracts more than 11,000 ‘unbelievable idiots’ worldwide
EEV: Interesting that this was placed as a News article and not an editorial. Its worth a good read, especially those familiar with history. There are more professional ways of expressing concern over differing views, regardless of how extreme they… Read More ›
Child Soldiers In Syria: Sick Mascots or the New Face of Global Jihad?
posted by Versha Sharma on March 22,2013 in Sneak Peek Young kids with Ak-47s. Really young. As in toddlers. Some of the rebels in Syria’s civil war think it’s cute. Some of the pro-Assad forces are using the pictures of… Read More ›
Fury as child porn goes viral on Facebook with 16,000 ‘shares’ and 4,000 ‘likes’
The clip was of a young girl apparently being abused by a grown man Some users shared grabs of video on Twitter to alert others of the danger Twitter hosted a torrent of furious tweets asking how clip got onto… Read More ›
Rapper gets jail for calling police dogs in song
Reuters Friday, Mar 22, 2013 TUNIS – A Tunisian court has sentenced a rap singer to two years in jail in absentia for insulting the police in a case likely to fuel debate over free speech under the Islamist-led government…. Read More ›
CIA recording every Facebook Msg, Tweet…
Thursday, 21 March 2013 Just days after the CIA inked a $600-million cloud computing contract with Amazon, chief technology officer Gus Hunt admitted that the agency is trying to amass as much data as it can,… Read More ›
Cloud-computing platform for robots launched
Contact: Markus Waibel mwaibel@ethz.ch 41-446-323-192 ETH Zurich An Internet for robots Researchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly access the powerful computational, storage, and communications… Read More ›
Online Records Could Expose Intimate Details and Personality Traits of Millions
Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from ‘traces’ left by seemingly innocuous digital behaviour, in this case Facebook Likes. Study raises important questions about personalised marketing and online privacy. (Credit: Graphic from… Read More ›
Inflammatory Beijing restaurant sign triggers online fury
World Feb. 28, 2013 – 06:30AM JST A Beijing restaurant sign that reads, “This shop does not receive the Japanese, The Philippines, The Vietnamese and Dog” AFP HANOI — A sign at a Beijing restaurant barring citizens of nations involved… Read More ›
Facebook pays no income tax
Feb 27, 2013 16:39 Moscow Time Photo: EPA It is known that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. The only problem that the today’s America is the home of corporations which are free… Read More ›
U.S. Navy Nuclear Refueling Postponed Due To Budget Crisis
Feb. 8, 2013 – 02:53PM | By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS | U.S. sailors aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln muck out a catapult trough on Jan. 28 to ready the ship for a major overhaul — now postponed by the… Read More ›
Egypt’s army chief cautions against ‘collapse of state’
Jan 29, 2013 12:45 Moscow Time Photo: EPA The head of the Egyptian military said political conflict in the country could lead to the collapse of the state and protecting the Suez Canal was one of the main objectives of… Read More ›
Report: Russia Sends Landing Ships to Syria
<!—-> Dec. 30, 2012 – 11:39AM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW— A Russian warship carrying a unit of marines has left its Black Sea port for Syria amid preparations for a possible evacuation of nationals living and working in the strife-torn… Read More ›
Australian spies tell about their skills and employment on the web
Dec 27, 2012 09:05 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Professional and social media networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are now the places where you can choose between hundreds of former and some present Australian spies if you need to… Read More ›
Google starts watching what you do off the Internet too
Published: 20 December, 2012, 22:24 Edited: 20 December, 2012, 22:24 The most powerful company on the Internet just got a whole lot creepier: a new service from Google merges offline consumer info with online intelligence, allowing advertisers to target… Read More ›
MPs: ‘Chilling’ new libel law will CENSOR THE TRUTH online
We’re not trolling, you can silence a site with an email By Kelly Fiveash, Networks Correspondent Posted in Law, 12th December 2012 13:57 GMT Free whitepaper – A Paradigm Shift in Digital Asset Storage A proposed overhaul to the UK’s… Read More ›
Russian space research org targeted by mystery malware attack
Korean message forum becomes cyber-espionage hub By John Leyden Posted in Security, 12th December 2012 10:03 GMT Free whitepaper – A Paradigm Shift in Digital Asset Storage Security researchers have discovered a targeted attack against Russian hi-tech firm that appears to… Read More ›
Insulting Facebook post by Seagate employee under investigation
EEV: ??? AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 SINGAPORE – Seagate has posted a statement on its Facebook page saying that it will investigate a Facebook posting by one of its employees which allegedly labelled Singaporeans as ‘rotten’. The statement read:… Read More ›
Are U.S. Defense Experts Getting China Wrong? Yes on Everything
Dec. 1, 2012 – 12:56PM | By WENDELL MINNICK | TAIPEI — Are Western experts on China’s military modernization efforts misreading and downplaying the level of ambition, sophistication and just plain guts the Chinese are showing in the country’s quest… Read More ›
Health Research Weekly Video Report 30 NOV 2012
Topics: Potentially Toxic Flame Retardants found in Many U.S. Couches More Facebook Friends means more Stress, says report 4 Common Antipsychotic Drugs found to lack safety and effectiveness in older adults Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just throw them away
More Facebook friends means more stress, says report
Contact: Edd McCracken edd.mccracken@ed.ac.uk 44-013-165-14400 University of Edinburgh A large number of friends on Facebook may appear impressive but, according to a new report, the more social circles a person is linked to online the more likely social media will… Read More ›
Is Facebook a Factor in Psychotic Symptoms?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 TAU researcher connects computer communications and psychosis As Internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as Internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships. Computer communications such… Read More ›
Israeli Hackers Leak Credit Card Data from Palestine ISP
!!EEV: Again, always proceed with caution when clicking unknown links!! Along war with airstrikes between Israel and Palestine, Cyber war between hackers from both country on fire. . First Hackers from all over world who supporting Palestine start attacking Israeli… Read More ›
Harvard ‘deeply troubled’ by row over Israeli buffet
Photo by: Courtesy By CHARLES BYBELEZER 09/11/2012 Business School responds to former student’s criticism, description of Israeli dining station as affront to Arabs. Harvard Business School is “deeply troubled” for having offended Arab sensibilities due to the mischaracterization of various… Read More ›
Navy Awards Contracts for Effort to Attack Enemy Networks
Nov. 9, 2012 – 03:57PM | By ARAM ROSTON | The Navy appears to be ramping up its cyber war capabilities with a contract award that includes support for offensive cyber technology that could “destroy” enemy computer networks and… Read More ›
This photo will self-destruct in 4, 3, 2, 1… Could a new app save us from the curse of embarrassing photos FOREVER?
New app deletes photos 30 seconds after you send them… But quick-fingered iPhone users could still manage to hang on to them By Ruth Styles PUBLISHED:06:30 EST, 5 November 2012| UPDATED:07:31 EST, 5 November 2012 If you have ever… Read More ›
Huge $3.1 billion payday at Facebook makes Sheryl Sandberg one of the richest women in the world, but will employees stay at the company?
Facebook’s operator Sheryl Sandberg earned $7.4 million last week after receiving $401 million in company stock Tech blogs are wondering if employees will begin leaving the company after a huge $3.1 billion payday Facebook’s stock closed on Monday at $21.16 … Read More ›
FBI ordered to disclose “Going Dark” surveillance program: “police can place surveillance cameras on private property without a search warrant “
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/03/2012 05:47:00 AM | A federal judge ordered the FBI to disclose more information about its “Going Dark” surveillance program, an initiative to extend its ability to wiretap virtually all forms of electronic communications. …. Read More ›
Anonymous Threatens to Shutdown Facebook – Dude, do you have any Idea ?
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/02/2012 05:01:00 AM | Do you believe that it is possible to shut down Facebook with a cyber attack on 5th November 2012, which is not even organised in a proper way ? Few activists… Read More ›
Facebook censors Navy SEALs who said Obama denied them backup as forces overran Benghazi and killed U.S. Ambassador
Message was taken down by Facebook TWICE SEALS claim it was attempt to ‘quietly squelch’ opposition to President Obama’s alleged failures By Rachel Rickard Straus PUBLISHED:06:26 EST, 31 October 2012| UPDATED:12:42 EST, 31 October 2012 A message posted on Facebook… Read More ›
Revealed: How Facebook is used to kidnap and traffic Indonesian girls
27 Facebook-related abductions reported this year in Indonesia 435 children were trafficked last year, mostly for sexual exploitation By Katy Dartford PUBLISHED:05:46 EST, 29 October 2012| UPDATED:06:57 EST, 29 October 2012 Facebook is increasingly being used to kidnap Indonesian children… Read More ›
Facebook launches investigation after details of one million users sold online for just £3
By Anna Edwards PUBLISHED:11:04 EST, 27 October 2012| UPDATED:11:21 EST, 27 October 2012 A blogger claims to have bought 1.1 million Facebook users information for just $5. The company, which has been recently plagued with accusations that users’ privacy… Read More ›
Man who claimed a huge ownership stake in Facebook, arrested by Investigators for the Postal Inspection Service
New York man who sued Facebook faces criminal charges 4:43pm EDT By Emily Flitter and Grant McCool (Reuters) – A New York man was arrested Friday on charges he forged documents in a multibillion-dollar scheme to defraud Facebook Inc and… Read More ›
Report tries to minimize tuition increase that’s more than triple the rate of inflation
By Kay Steiger Thursday, October 25, 2012 16:15 EDT Topics: rate of inflation ♦ the College Board ♦ tuition increase A new report released Wednesday by the College Board finds that four-year college degrees have increased by an average 4.8… Read More ›
Tibetan self-immolations: China authorities offer rewards to stop protests
Authorities in China are offering financial rewards in the hope of preventing further self-immolations in Tibetan-inhabited areas of the country. Allison Jackson October 24, 2012 16:55 A woman attends an Amnesty International exhibition in Taipei on June 29, 2012 showing portraits… Read More ›
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