WikiLeaks was designed to hurt power that hides its intentions. APRIL 21, 2017 ~ GILLIAN Paul Rosenberg – Most people know the what about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks – that they publish secret information – but they don’t know the why. And that’s a great loss, because the reason behind all the leaks is both brilliant…
The fall of a clandestine empire that has shaped modern history Throughout history we have seen examples of the birth, development and expansion of an empire. Eventually they become too large, unwieldy and like an economic bubble, appear to burst and contract very rapidly, even though it is usually associated with a long…
A bondage collar. BERLIN — Three men in their forties are standing by an old fireplace repeatedly smacking their wives’ behinds with the flat of their hands. Other couples three meters away are drinking cocktails. The men lounge in chairs with their legs apart while the women, heads bowed, kneel on the floor. A twisted picture…
NSA Said to Exploit Heartbleed Bug for Intelligence for Years By Michael Riley Apr 11, 2014 April 11 (Bloomberg) — Ghostery Senior Director of Research Andy Kahl and Bloomberg’s Michael Riley discuss the NSA’s knowledge of the Heartbleed bug on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at…
Revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in June about the U.S. government’s secret surveillance activities grabbed headlines across the globe. But while the world’s attention has been focused on the United States, prompting important discussions about the legitimacy and legality of such measures, disconcerting efforts to both monitor and censor…
OCTOBER 24, 2013 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ONLINE COMMENTS POSTED BY MARIA KONNIKOV Several weeks ago, on September 24th, Popular Science announced that it would banish comments from its Web site. The editors argued that Internet comments, particularly anonymous ones, undermine the integrity of science and lead to a culture of aggression and mockery that hinders substantive discourse. “Even a…
Scrutinizing the Sexy New Art-Tech Industry: It’s Not a Bubble, It’s Barely a Blip Illustration by ARTINFO More Voices by Shane Ferro The Internet is a great place: It has revolutionized the way that we communicate, shop, and consume information. But certain things have a certain je ne sais quoi to them that transitions awkwardly to the…
In one more week I was going to be a millionaire. At least, that was the rumor circulating around my wife’s family. One more week on Amazon’s best-seller list and I would have seven figures in the bank, easily. Her cousin had looked this fact up on the Internet, so it had to be…
Background Like the Neapolitan neighborhood of Scampia where the mob openly runs the drugs trade, the Internet is rife with narcotics for sale. But there is one particular website that has far more to offer than what you could find in Scampia. It is a forum that is open 24/7, where thousands of drug…