via EFF: Despite the valiant efforts of liberty-defending congresspersons from both political parties, the House of Representatives just passed an extension of the three USA PATRIOT Act surveillance powers that were set to "sunset" at the end of Febru...
From our friends at DownsizeDC.org: Quote of the Day: “Right now, China, the government, can disconnect parts of its internet, in the case of war, we need to have that here too.” — Senator Joe Lieberman read more
Would you know what to do? (via Wired) Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. read more
Thanks to Zach from Reason TV for this terrific explanation of what's really at stake with Net Neutrality regulation: read more
To combat US government seizure of domain names without warning or judicial review, a group of concerned internet users is launching a new project, called Dot-P2P, that will circumvent traditional DNS routing methods. read more
Here's the latest on COICA, Washington's latest attempt to wedge itself between you and the internet: From Techdirt: read more
The Internet has greatly increased the argument over copyrights and "intellectual property" and now comprehensive treaties (see article above) are being negotiated to harmonize intellectual property rights across the globe. Sub domina...
In yet another instance where Americans are urged to trust their political minders, the Obama administration is seeking authority from Congress that would compel internet service providers (ISPs) to turn over records of an individual’s internet activity for use in secretive FBI probes.