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GNU/Linux



Free Software/Open Source



Leftovers



  • Science



    • Taking a Health Hazard Home
      A new study of a small group of workers at industrial hog farms in North Carolina has found that they continued to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria over several days, raising new questions for public health officials struggling to contain the spread of such pathogens.




  • Security



  • Privacy



    • Revealed: identity of Fifi the stunning wartime spy
      National Archives reveals identity of Britain's Second World War special agent 'Fifi', the beautiful blonde employed to tempt spies from her own side into giving up their secrets


    • More Yahoo vs. The NSA: Government Tried To Deny Standing, Filed Supporting Documents Yahoo Never Got To See
      That's the normal declassification schedule, which at this point would still be nearly 18 years away. Fortunately, Ed Snowden's leaks have led to an accelerated schedule for many documents related to the NSA's surveillance programs, as well as fewer judges being sympathetic to FOIA stonewalling and exemption abuse.

      We've talked several times about how the government makes it nearly impossible to sue it for abusing civil liberties with its classified surveillance programs. It routinely claims that complainants have no standing, ignoring the fact that leaked documents have given us many details on what the NSA does and doesn't collect. But in Yahoo's case, it went against its own favorite lawsuit-dismissal ploy.




  • Civil Rights



    • WI Election Officials and Advocates Scrambling After Voter ID Reinstated
      Wisconsin election officials and advocates are being forced to make an "extraordinary effort" to adjust to voter ID restrictions that were just reinstated by a federal appellate court. Thousands of absentee ballots have already been sent to voters, and the majority of Department of Motor Vehicle service centers that issue IDs are only open only two days per week.


    • Proposed Anti-Terror Law in France Would Erode Civil Liberties
      A proposed anti-terrorism law in France has freedom of expression advocates concerned. The bill, as our friends at La Quadrature du Net frame it, “institutes a permanent state of emergency on the Internet,” providing for harsher penalties for incitement or “glorification” of terrorism conducted online. Furthermore, the bill (in Article 9) allows for “the possibility for the administrative authority to require Internet service providers to block access to sites inciting or apologizing for terrorism” without distinguishing criteria or an authority to conduct the blocking.




  • Internet/Net Neutrality



    • The Public Submits a Record Number of Comments on Net Neutrality
      Apparently, people care about preserving a free and open Internet. Earlier this month, I reported on how a consortium of technology companies, many of which depend on speedy and dependable access to their websites, launched a very public protest against controversial proposed changes to net neutrality regulations. The tech companies involved are calling themselves Team Internet. They are concerned that broadband service providers are developing business models that create slow lanes and fast lanes on the Internet, and that the FCC will provide its blessing for doing so.




  • Intellectual Monopolies



    • ISDS: The devil in the trade deal
      A common provision allowing foreign investors to sue host governments has become a ticking time bomb inside trade agreements like the soon to be signed Trans Pacific Partnership. Some countries are now refusing to agree to the provision and are questioning its legal legitimacy. Jess Hill investigates.


    • Copyrights



      • Pirate Bay Swede 'mistreated' in jail
        The brother of Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde has questioned the conditions of his brother's Swedish jail, slamming both the institution and the guards.


      • Search Engines Can Diminish Online Piracy, Research Finds
        New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that search engine results directly influence people's decision to pirate movies, or buy them legally. According to the researchers, their findings show how search engines may play a vital role in the fight against online piracy.








Recent Techrights' Posts

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Does UPRP maladministration extend to the false belief that qualified and experienced scientists can play the role of circus clowns?
 
The Toxic Playbook
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'polite' bullying
Why the Militants Have Lost Every Battle Since 2022 (When Attacking My Wife and I in Various Ways, Even Attacking Our Employers)
This takes patience, sure, but at the end most evildoers face the consequences for their actions
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EPO: Neglecting Children to Promote American Monopolies by Shielding Them From European Competition
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Slopfarm Catastrophe
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Culling Bad RSS Feeds of Bad Sites
Not throwing out the baby with the bathwater
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