Google and Verizon have made a deal that would allow Verizon to speed up connections to certain websites that have paid for the privilege. Those who favor Net Neutrality have been warning of this situation for several years, yet many have continued to believe it would never happen. Senator Al Franken recently reminded us why [...]

Despite the fact that the feds said that messages couldn’t be saved, but could be saved for training purposes and despite the fact that the feds reassured everyone that this function was not turned on in working machines and they wouldn’t be abused, they have now admitted that the function is turned on and some [...]

Senator Franken speaks about the importance in stopping the corporate takeover of the media. Several years ago, when I first heard about net neutrality, I thought it was a joke. Surely, something like this could never happen. Then, I remembered that I grew up in the time of Ma Bell and saw her demise (though [...]

Despite the fact that membership in a gang eliminates you as a potential recruit, a Chicago cop has claimed that it is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeffrey Stoleson, a Wisconsin corrections official, returned from Iraq in January with photos of gang graffiti on armored vehicles, latrines and buildings. Stoleson, a sergeant with a National [...]

For months now, we have read stories and watched videos of what’s actually happening in the gulf. These stories come from people who are there, who are being lied to and feel that the internet is the only way to get the information out. While the major media is covering the story, often they skip [...]

Following the latest news in Australia about internet filters and spying on its citizens, Australia has now gone one step further in their attempts at restricting the internet to the general population. A new government plan would make the internet inaccessible to anyone that did not have anti-virus and firewall programs installed on their computers. [...]

First, the country started moving towards internet filters and censorship on a scale only seen in China. Then, they wanted ISP data retention on all net activity. Now, they want to link passports to internet activity. While the government is denying it would capture individual browsing histories, unnamed sources from ISPs are saying that the [...]

Soon, if you want to reserve your seats on British airways, you’re going to have to pay a fee. The airline aims to charge up to £60 to reserve seats for people who want to sit together or those who choose an aisle or window seat. BA will still allow passengers to reserve seats without [...]

Northern Arizona University are set to start using RFID tags to monitor the attendance of its students. Students are protesting the use of RFID tags, which are embedded in their student IDs. A university spokesman told Government Technology magazine that the intent is to encourage professors to incorporate attendance into grading systems. More frequent attendance [...]

At least one more time. Provisions for a national ID card are included in the new Democratic Immigration bill. Not satisfied that we fought against REAL-ID as the answer to terrorism, it’s now being pushed as an answer to illegal immigration. The proposal is called the Real Enforcement with Practical Answers for Immigration Reform (REPAIR) [...]