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Knowing How the Global Internet Works – And How It Can Crash
We all know about websites crashing, or institutional infrastructure crashing, but can the Internet crash? The answer is ‘yes’. As we’ve pointed out before to 21WIRE readers, roughly 99% of TED Talks are pretty useless
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Meet the 72 Types Of Americans That Are Considered “Potential Terrorists” by the Obama Administration
Are you a conservative, a libertarian, a Christian or a gun owner? Are you opposed to abortion, globalism, Communism, illegal immigration, the United Nations or the New World Order? Do you believe
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Homeland Security top officer to work on UN’s new global Internet rules
The second-in-command at the US Department of Homeland Security is stepping down as deputy secretary in order to sign-on for a role with the United Nations. But as Jane Holl Lute changes venues, will
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Obama likely to issue executive order on cybersecurity as early as January
An executive order from President Obama aimed at protecting the nation from cyberattacks is likely to be issued in early 2013, and perhaps as soon as January, observers say. The long-awaited executive action is unlikely
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The UN asks for Control over the World’s Internet
Members of the United Nation’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have agreed to work towards implementing a standard for the Internet that would allow for eavesdropping on a worldwide scale. At a conference in Dubai this
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Obama Secret Directive Gives Cyber-Control to Military For National Security
Google is stating in their most recent Transparency Report that the US government has stepped up their surveillance on civilians. According to the internet giant, more personal data is being profiled on Americans and
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State-Sponsored Hackers Disrupt Networks and Justify DHS New Digital Militia
Last month Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims that unspecified reports coming from US financial institutions assert that hackers are “actively” attacking them. Napolitano said: “Right now, financial institutions
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There’s A Huge Plan In The Works To Give The UN Control Of The Internet
It is expected to be the mother of all cyber diplomatic battles. When delegates gather in Dubai in December for an obscure UN agency meeting, fighting is expected to be intense over proposals to rewrite
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Obama Closer to Seizing Control of Cyberspace; Exec. Order Imminent
According to a copy of a draft executive order on cybersecurity obtained by the Associated Press (AP), President Obama will soon order “U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies
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New UN White Paper Defines Internet Users as Potential Terrorists
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC) in conjunction with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, recently claimed in a white paper entitled The Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes
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United Nations Calls for Internet Big Brother System to Combat Terrorism
Under the rubric of combating international terrorism, the United Nations is calling for pervasive and widespread internet surveillance, Declan McCullagh reported on Monday. Terrorists are exploiting Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Dropbox, to spread “propaganda” and
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NSA Wants “EZ Pass” Control for Internet
General Keith Alexander, the NSA boss, wants the government to centralize the internet and force users to use a system analogous to EZ Pass. EZ Pass is an RFID transponder system used for toll collection
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Can the president switch off the internet? Critics fear new executive order hands Obama too much control over the web
Barack Obama has signed an executive order that could hand control of the internet to the U.S. Government, in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. The order lays out guidelines government agencies
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