Topic: SECURITY - on June 28, 2013 at 2:54:00 PM CEST
SNOWDEN and ME. TRUE MOSCOW story of OPEN DATA HERO
“Not piroshki again”, sighed Ed, picking wearily at the polystyrene tray. The greasy snack glistened under the harsh lights of the Sheremetyevo International Airport Transit Zone.
“Everyone loves doughnuts Ed,” I replied. “And a piroshki is just a doughnut with horse meat in it,” I said.
“AND MUSHROOM AND FINEST HERBS” boomed a voice, apparently from nowhere. This was spooky as there was nobody within 15 yards of us. I had a feeling we were being watched. And listened to.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 28, 2013 at 2:52:00 PM CEST
Neuer NSA-Leak: Obamas Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Barack Obama hat die de facto Vorratsdatenspeicherung von George W. Bush bis 2011 fortgeführt. Zudem gibt es Hinweise auf neue US-Rasterprogramme für Verkehrsdaten. Das geht aus den neuesten Enthüllungen von Glenn Greenwald und seinem Kollegen Spencer Ackerman hervor. Diese basieren vermutlich auf dem Stapel an geleakten Dokumenten von Edward Snowden, auf denen Greenwald sitzt.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 28, 2013 at 2:49:00 PM CEST
US-Armee sperrt Zugriff auf britischen The Guardian
Zur Zeit ist es scheinbar nicht möglich aus dem Netzwerk der amerikanischen Armee heraus, auf die britische Webseite des Guardian zuzugreifen. Der Zugriff sei demnach zu dem Zeitpunkt gesperrt worden, als Glenn Greenwald die ersten von Edward Snowdon bereitgestellten NSA-Dokumente veröffentlichte. Das berichtet der Monterey County Herald in Bezug auf einen Sprecher des US-Militärs.
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Topic: Apple - on June 28, 2013 at 2:47:00 PM CEST
Steve Wozniak on Newton, Tesla, and why the original Macintosh was a 'lousy' product
Ford gathered journalists in its hometown of Dearborn, Michigan earlier this week for its Further with Ford conference, holding a variety of panels to discuss the past, present, and future of technology across a variety of industries (Warby Parker and Coca-Cola were both in attendance, for instance). One of those panelists happened to be the gregarious and always entertaining Steve Wozniak — better known to most of us as "Woz" — and I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with him after his final panel appearance on Tuesday. The Apple co-founder, entrepreneur, and technologist was eager to chat.
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Topic: Universe - on June 27, 2013 at 2:13:00 PM CEST
PayPal plant Bezahldienst für Weltall
Paypal kündigte am Donnerstag den Start von Paypal Galactic an. Am Forschungsprojekt arbeiten neben PayPal auch SETI und die privaten Raumfahrtunternehmen Virgin Galactic und Space X. Ziel ist das Entwickeln eines Bezahlsystems für das Weltall.
Der Online-Bezahldienst PayPal hat am Donnerstag ein etwas kurioses Vorhaben angekündigt. Gemeinsam mit den Forschern von SETI sowie dem Interessenverband Space Tourism Society, dem Virgin Galactic und Space X anggehören, startet das Unternehmen die Initiative PayPal Galactic. Dabei soll erforscht werden, wie Bezahlung im Weltall funktionieren soll.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 25, 2013 at 1:31:00 PM CEST
Edward Snowden: US criticises Russia and China over fugitive
America has criticised Russia and China after fugitive Edward Snowden left Hong Kong for Moscow.
The US believes Mr Snowden is still in Moscow and is warning Russia relations could be damaged if he is not handed over.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 25, 2013 at 1:08:00 PM CEST
Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia, says foreign minister
Sergei Lavrov's comments about fugitive US whistleblower deepen mystery surrounding his whereabouts
Russia's foreign minister has said the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden never crossed the border into Russia, deepening the mystery over his suspected flight from Hong Kong.
"I would like to say right away that we have no relation to either Mr Snowden or to his relationship with American justice or to his movements around the world," Sergei Lavrov said.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 24, 2013 at 2:19:00 PM CEST
Ecuador Foreign Minister on Edward Snowden asylum bid
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino is holding a press conference on former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's asylum request.
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 24, 2013 at 2:17:00 PM CEST
Edward Snowden's whereabouts a mystery after Cuba flight leaves without him - live
Whereabouts of former CIA analyst whose leaks to Guardian have caused global controversy a mystery after he does not catch expected flight to Cuba
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Topic: SECURITY - on June 24, 2013 at 2:15:00 PM CEST
Snowden offenbar nicht im Flugzeug nach Kuba
Rätselraten um den Verbleib von Edward Snowden: Der Platz des Whistleblowers auf dem Flug von Moskau nach Kuba ist leer, laut Airline ist er nicht an Bord der Maschine. Laut der russischen Agentur Interfax soll er angeblich einen anderen Flug genommen haben.
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Topic: TV - on June 24, 2013 at 2:14:00 PM CEST
Vodafone agrees $10 billion Kabel Deutschland deal
Vodafone has agreed to buy Germany's largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland for 7.7 billion euros ($10 billion), betting on TV and fixed-line services in its biggest deal since 2007.
Announcing its second major acquisition for a European fixed-line network in 12 months, Vodafone said it would pay 87 euros ($110) per share for the group to enable it to offer more competitive packages with TV, fixed-line and broadband services to its mobile customers.
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Topic: food - on June 23, 2013 at 9:19:00 PM CEST
Monsanto's Game Over: Extreme Toxicity of Roundup Destroys Justification for GM Agriculture
If Monsanto's Roundup herbicide were actually 'safer than table salt' as they once advertised, the consumption of GM food wouldn't be nearly as controversial. The truth, however, is that virtually all GM food today contains residues of this toxic chemical, which disproves that GM and non-GM foods are "substantially equivalent," which is the primary doctrinal justification behind why GM foods are not properly safety tested and millions in this country eating them are living and breathing guinea pigs.
There was a time when Monsanto claimed their patented herbicide Roundup was "safer than table salt" and "practically nontoxic," and aggressively marketed this message until 1996, when they were ordered by Dennis C. Vacco, the Attorney General of New York, to pull the ads.
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