The Evolution of the NSA’s XKeyscore
How the NSA went from off-the-shelf to a homegrown "Google for packets." The National Security Agency's (NSA) apparatus for spying on what passes ove
Internet Fascism and the Surveillance State
" ... The NSA presents its surveillance operations as being directed toward security issues. ... However, secret NSA documents reveal that their surve
San Jose: Nancy Pelosi Defends NSA Spying & is Booed by Online Activists
June 22, 2013 SAN JOSE -- An otherwise adoring crowd of liberal activists booed and interrupted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Saturday as s
Saugus, CA School Board Member Stephen Winkler: 'I am not a Nazi'
"... 'Tonight, I received quite specific orders from the Lord Jehovah to continue his battle right until the end,' said Winkler. ... On his Facebook
Alexandre Gabriac, French Media's 'Favorite Fascist'
France's far-right groups have benefited from the media attention around the six-month protest against gay marriage. Alexandre Gabriac, a 22-year-old
Secrets of the Conservative Media Machine
Article highlights: To borrow a Sarah Palin aphorism, after their election defeat in 2008, conservatives didn’t retreat, they “reloaded.” Ins
Twitter ‘Hate Map’ Shows where Racist, Homophobic and Offensive Tweets Originate
Students at Humboldt State University in California individually reviewed 150,000 geocoded tweets containing racist, homophobic, or otherwise offensiv
CISPA Permits Police to do Warrantless Database Searches
Amendment was shot down that would have required warrants before police could peruse shared information for any evidence of hundreds of different crim
The Clean-Up: BP Accused of Rewriting Environmental Record on Wikipedia
"... BP is not directly editing its page, but instead has apparently inserted a BP representative into the editing community who provides Wikipedia e
Anonymous Leaks Data on BofA Execs Engaged in Spying on Private Citizens
Hacktivist group says 14GB of data includes evidence that Bank of America engaged in an effort to "spy and collect information on private citizens."
Amazon.com Accused Of Hiring Neo-Nazis In Germany
By Maya Shwayder International Business Times, February 15 2013 Amazon.com(NASDAQ:AMZN) is coming under fire for hiring alle
Pentagon “Cyber-Warriors” Planting “False Information on Facebook”
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich Global Research, January 26, 2013 On November 22, 2012, the Los Angeles Times published an alarming piece of news entit
Grief And Anger At Aaron Swartz's Memorial; Prosecutor Linked To Another Hacker's Death
The information activist was “doomed to be just Aaron,” recalls a friend. But a prosecutor was “hellbent on destroying his life.” By Rob Fish
Adolf Hitler App For Android Provides ‘Inspiring’ Nazi Quotes
The Inquisitr, January 17, 2013 An Adolf Hitler app for Google’s Android Google Play app store provides ‘inspiring’ quotes from the fam
Hacktivists Anonymous and UG Nazi Attack Westboro Baptist Church
December 17, 2012 Related Articles Anonymous hits Westboro Baptist Church websites after online verbal trade-off Anonymous dumps VM
Diabetes and Social Media: Helping Patients or Drug Companies?
" ... Treating diabetes in America is [a] $100 billion business, and Sanofi isn’t the only company looking to reap the benefits of social media. Pfi
Landmark Climate Change Report Leaked Online
" ... A little-known US-based climate sceptic called Alex Rawls ... admitted to leaking the document. In a statement posted online, he sought to justi
Special Operations Command Leads Propaganda Fight
December 6. 2012 Story Highlights Spending on propaganda websites has more than doubled since 2009 Controversial longtime military PR guru
Pirate Bay’s Neo-Nazi Financier Files for Bankruptcy
Crispbread heir, freetard icon doesn't fancy paying fines By Andrew Orlowski The Register, September 21, 2012 The millionaire financier of scoffl
Online Propaganda and the National Defense Authorization Act
The National Defense Authorization Act has proposed amendments that would let the government wage a propaganda war online ... in the history of bad po
Misinformation Campaign Targets USA TODAY Reporter, Editor
By Gregory Korte USA TODAY, April 19, 2012 WASHINGTON – A USA TODAY reporter and editor investigating Pentagon propaganda contractors have themselve
Secret Religious Right Group Plots Online Attacks Against LGBT Community
By John M. Becker Truth Wns Out, April 23, 2012 Alvin McEwen of Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters dropped a bombshell this morning: an anonymous
ALEC Reaches Out To Right-Wing Bloggers For PR Help
By Ashley Portero International Business Times, April 19, 2012 The once-obscure American Legislative Exchange Council reached out to the right-wing
Germany: Anti-Nazi Hacktivists Vow to Continue Cyberwar
" ... Operation Blitzkrieg leaks have revealed links between the Britain's BNP and US extremists, who praised Nick Griffin as the ‘greatest white ac