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The Return of Peer-To-Peer

The dramatic shuttering of Megaupload exposed the weaknesses in a streaming system that stored information in one place. After the panic, users have begun to return to an old favourite, peer-to-peer sharing, and its robust, decentralized structure.

acta, BitTorrent, Bittorrent Live, cloud, filesharing, MegaUpload, P2P, Pirate Party, PP, Rick Falkvinge, streaming, The Pirate bay, Tor, Tribler, VPN

by Fabien Soyez On March 1, 2012

Getting the Message? Police Track Phones with Silent SMS

In Europe security services have been sending thousands of Silent SMS messages, allowing them to locate and track phones without the recipient’s knowledge. A legal vacuum exists around the technique.

bouygues, CCC, Claude Gueant, data, Deveryware, E-Plus, geolocation, geotag, Germany, GSM, Hans-Peter Friedrich, O2, operators, orange, sfr, Silent SMS, SMS, surveillance, T-Mobile, Vodafone

by Fabien Soyez On January 27, 2012

Facebook: Learning to Love Open Data

In the wake of a highly critical report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, Facebook are publicly relaxed about being ordered to vastly increase transparency and make it easier for users to control what happens to their personal data.

data, Data Protection Commissioner, Europe Against Facebook, Facebook, IPO, mark zuckerberg, Max Schrems, privacy, private life, timeline

by Fabien Soyez On January 16, 2012

Christmas: Brought to You by Chinese Slave Labor

In China, workers in factories producing popular toys this Christmas face long hours for poor pay in dangerous conditions lacking in basic human rights. Two NGO’s have spoken out against companies such as Mattel and Disney.

china, christmas, Disney, Mattel, toys, worker's rights, workers

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