Topic: NEWS - on November 29, 2011 at 2:18:00 PM CET
Julian Assange wins Walkley award 2011 - Ein Preis für Assange
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Topic: NEWS - on November 29, 2011 at 2:14:00 PM CET
The Stories You Missed in 2011
10 events and trends that were overlooked this year, but may be leading the headlines in 2012.
1 India's Military Buildup 2 'New Europe' Falls Out of Love with the Euro 3 Mexico's Drug War Moves South 4 Peak Camel? ...
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Topic: SECURITY - on November 29, 2011 at 12:21:00 PM CET
'Tis the Season to Get Hacked: Don’t Become a Holiday Cybercrime Victim
It’s that time of year again. Cyber Monday, the day after Thanksgiving weekend, is one of the biggest online shopping days of the year. And cyber grinches have your personal financial information at the top of their holiday shopping lists. Searching for gifts on the web and using mobile and online banking tools can make consumers easy targets for identity thieves. According to the 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report by Javelin Strategy & Research, 40% of identity theft victims had their information misused while making an online purchases, compared to just 13% for purchases made by mail or over the phone.
While you’re getting into the spirit of holiday giving, remember that’s when cybercriminals are planning to take you to the cleaners. Consumers need to understand that their online personal information can be stolen in a variety of different ways. And it’s important to know how to spot all of them.
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Topic: BLOG - on November 29, 2011 at 12:18:00 PM CET
Google Analytics A Potential Threat to Anonymous Bloggers
Last month, an anonymous blogger popped up on WordPress and Twitter, aiming a giant flamethrower at Mac-friendly writers like John Gruber, Marco Arment and MG Siegler. As he unleashed wave after wave of spittle-flecked rage at "Apple puppets" and "Cupertino douchebags," I was reminded again of John Gabriel's theory about the effects of online anonymity.
Out of curiosity, I tried to see who the mystery blogger was.
He was using all the ordinary precautions for hiding his identity -- hiding personal info in the domain record, using a different IP address from his other sites, and scrubbing any shared resources from his WordPress install.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on November 29, 2011 at 11:52:00 AM CET
Polizeigewalt in Demokratien - Pfefferspray - Der neue Wasserwerfer
2011 ist das Jahr des Pfeffersprays - Wenn Demokratien gegen Demonstranten vorgehen, greifen sie zu dem Reizgas, das harmlos aussieht, aber töten kann
"Wir leben im Zeitalter des Pfeffersprays, nicht im Zeitalter der Kugeln", bringt der US-Popkulturforscher Robert Thompson in der New York Times ein Phänomen auf den Punkt, das sich in diesem Krisenjahr so geballt beobachten lässt wie bisher noch nie. Pfefferspray gegen deutsche Atomkraftgegner, Pfefferspray gegen #occupy-Demonstranten im New Yorker Zuccotti-Park, Pfefferspray gegen die Blockierer der serbisch-kosovarischen Grenze: wo auch immer demokratische Staaten anno 2011 ihre Macht gegen delinquente Demonstranten einsetzten, mit Wasser gebundenes Reizgas war fester Bestandteil der Szenerie.
.... Dutzende Tote Schon 2003 hat das US-Justizministerium, damals vom Republikaner John Ashcroft geführt, eine Studie veröffentlicht, in der 63 Todesfälle nach Pfefferspray-Einsätzen in den USA dokumentiert sind.
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