Monday, 20. February 2012

10 Steps To Smartphone Privacy


Smartphone owners, it's you versus bad guys and nosy apps. Follow these 10 tips to keep your data locked down.

Your smartphone is simultaneously your best friend and your worst enemy. It can help you find the nearest Starbucks for a caffeine fix, reach out to loved ones in times of need, or get the score of that vital play-off game. If it falls into the wrong hands, heck, even if it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, a smartphone can expose your contacts, location history, banking data, and more. Smartphone privacy was in the news again this week, due to a fresh Google and Apple iPhone privacy flap.

informationweek.com Smartphone Security Blankets

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IPRED - IPRED 2 = ACTA 2.0 - Neue Gesetze bedrohen unsere Freiheit


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SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, HR 1981 Vs Internet Freedom


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ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, RWA and what do they have to do with psychologists


These days, the news are full of acronyms dealing with various legislation concerning copyright. The problematic of copyright laws has long since left the geeky closet of the software community or the posh one of the poor and abused music industry. The acronyms in our title, familiar to most, are proof enough of their mainstream status. It is a central issue for the new generation, and everybody has an opinion on it. In this post, I would like to put the open access movement into that context, to see how it relates to the general public outcry regarding copyright legislation. Are these things connected? If yes, how?

ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, RWA and what do they have to do with psychologists

jeps.efpsa.org

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The Internet Society wants ACTA reconsidered


NON-PROFIT GROUP the Internet Society has written to the European Parliament about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

In its letter addressed to "Honourable Members of the European Parliament" the group says that ministers must use the time between now and official ratification at the end of June to carefully consider the treaty and what it means for the internet.

The letter follows worldwide protests against ACTA that took place this weekend, and comes after a number of countries backed away from the treaty.

theinquirer.net

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Stop ACTA - Finish the Fight! 25.Feb. Protest!


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Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Child Pornographer


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Aus Liebe zur Freiheit


Aus Liebe zur Freiheit

acta.digitalegesellschaft.de

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Haarlems Coffeeshops weigern sich den Wietpass einzuführen


Alle 16 lizensierten Coffeeshops in Haarlem, den Niederlanden, weigern sich den Wietpass von Justizminister Opstelten einzuführen. Die Besitzer der Cannabiscafes sehen keinen Sinn in der Registrierung ihrer Kunden als Cannabisgebraucher. Smokeout-Demonstration am 20. April 2012 geplant.

hanfplantage.de

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Schrödingers Cat Execution Eightball


To use the Schrödinger’s Cat Executive Decision Maker:

  1. Ask your question. Any question that can be answered in a binary fashion will do. The cat is extremely bored in the box and will listen to whatever you say. It is open to questions of an executive, legislative, or personal nature. You’ll never know the answer if you don’t ask.

thinkgeek.com via

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Sunday, 19. February 2012

Keine Zensur Twitter-Accounts Zu Gunsten von Nicolas Sarkozy - Internet ohne Grenzen


In einer Bewegung ohne Beispiel in Frankreich, wurde das Netzwerk vier Twitter-Accounts von Twitter-Nutzern zwischen 16 und 18 Februar 2012 ausgesetzt. Das gemeinsame Merkmal dieser Konten ist die Parodie und Karikatur der Präsidentschafts-Kampagne des scheidenden Präsidenten Nicolas Sarkozy. Internet ohne Grenzen wird über politische Zensur von diesem sozialen Netzwerk innerhalb von 62 Tagen nach der Präsidentschaftswahl Französisch betrieben besorgt.

sarkozy_napoleon

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Israel’s largest bank comes under cyberattack, Iranian hackers believed to be behind it


According to Israeli tech blog, NewsGeek, Bank Hapoalim is one of the latest Israeli institutions to come under cyberattack [Hebrew]. With attacks continuing to take place by both Israeli and Saudi hackers, Iranian hackers are now believed to have been involved in the latest attack.

Since January 3, Saudi and Israeli hackers have continued to exchange blows, attacking governmental and official websites, targeting Facebook users, and revealing credit card information.

thenextweb.com

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