- Critical Java vulnerability made possible by earlier incomplete patch--"Memo to Oracle: Security bugs are like mushrooms. Don't stop picking too early." This issue is being "massively exploited" so turn off Java now.
- Massive bank cyberattack planned
- Internet Explorer vulnerability lets hackers track your mouse movements
- Why the UN's push to control the Internet isn't over
- Cyberlaw Predictions: International Pressure on Internet Governance
- 'The Internet is threatened': Google's chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf
- Senator Wyden lays out "digital freedom" agenda--"The 'Senator from the Internet' preaches to the choir at CES."
- The new politics of the internet: Everything is connected--"Can internet activism turn into a real political movement?"
- France's censorship demands to Twitter are more dangerous than 'hate speech'
- Google concedes defeat in China censorship battle--"US company quietly drops warning message that Chinese users saw when searching for politically sensitive phrases."
- A Chinese Web censor snaps, goes on public rant
- Judge can't order Yelp user to edit negative review
- CBS blocks CNet praise for legal foe Dish--"One day after CNET named the DISH Hopper to an awards shortlist, the tech blog's parent company CBS stepped in and nixed the accolade because of a legal battle."
- Nicola Roxon's discrimination laws draw flak from media--"The nation's media giants have slammed Labor's plans to make it unlawful to offend or insult people under the proposed overhaul of discrimination law, warning it could encourage audiences to be unnecessarily thin-skinned and outlets to restrict contentious or complex material." The Australian
- Nick Kristof live-tweets his Bahrain visa crisis--They didn't want him to report what's been happening inside the country.
- Remy Couture found not guilty of corrupting morals
- Republican staffer fired for copyright memo finally speaks --He's standing behind his work.
- The Guardian: Why the entertainment industry's release strategy creates piracy--Dotcom sums up succinctly.
- Dotcom files against US government, accuses FBI of dodgy dealing
- "Buffy vs Edward" remix unfairly removed by Lionsgate--Purported model of fair use gets DMCA'd to death.
- Verizon's "Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Measures Unveiled
- Hacker Gary McKinnon will not face UK charges
- The bizarre tale of John McAfee, spymaster
- Hacker, Activist Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide
- Susan Crawford: "Captive Audience"--"[W]e've allowed a handful of cable companies to become monopolies that stifle competition and innovation. Their monopoly status is also why Americans pay more money for worse Internet service than consumers in most other developed nations."
- Gangnam Bandwidth, American Style --"For most Americans, five years from now, the best network available to them will be the same network they have today."
- Senator introduces bill to regulate data caps
- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Google CIO To Unveil Free WiFi In NYC's Chelsea Neighborhood
- FCC to unleash unlicensed spectrum, relieve 'Wi-Fi traffic jam'
- Why Is Google Fiber the Country's Only Super-Speed Internet?
- China Shames U.S. With Plan to Speed 'Last Mile' Internet
- Netflix gains eight Warner Bros. TV shows Salon
- Netflix to debut new 'Arrested Development' episodes in May
- Netflix, Cable and Redefining the "Hit"
- HBO Inks Exclusive, 10-Year Deal With Universal To Keep Content Out Of Netflix's Hands
- AT&T takes on Netflix, Hulu with own VOD service--"In what appears to be a defensive move, AT&T will offer its TV customers access to a library of movies for $5 a month. The company says it's just an enhancement of its service."
