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MPAA and Dutch Anti Peer-to-Peer Group Seize Twenty Nine U.S. Domain Names without Trial
Dec 15th
Twenty nine U.S. based BitTorrent tracker and peer-to-peer file sharing sites disappeared in the blink of an eye. Dutch anti-P2P group “BREIN”, with assistance from the MPAA, set their sights on domain names of 29 United States based BitTorrent sites that allegedly make copyrighted material available to citizens of the Netherlands.
PDF Iceland may ban MasterCard, Visa over WikiLeaks censorship
Dec 14th
Credit card companies that prevented card-holders from donating money to the secrets outlet WikiLeaks could have their operating licenses taken away in Iceland, according to members of the Icelandic Parliamentary General Committee. Representatives from Mastercard and Visa were called before the committee Sunday to discuss their refusal to process donations to the website, reports Reykjavik Grapevine.
Ron Paul defends Wikileaks and Poses Nine Questions for Americans
Dec 11th
Ron Paul, the Texas Republican House Representative known for his deep libertarian roots, gave an impassioned speech on the U.S. House floor. Paul likened the attack in Wikipedia leader Julian Assange to “killing the messenger for bringing bad news”. He then posed nine questions for Americans to consider. Transcript of the speech shows…
Cables Show Ireland Ceded to Vatican Pressure
Dec 11th
ABC News reported that newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that Ireland caved in to Vatican pressure to grant immunity to church officials in the government probe of decades of sex abuse by Irish clergy in the predominantly Catholic nation. That the Holy See used its diplomatic immunity status as a tiny-city state to try to thwart Ireland’s government-led probe has long been known. But the WikiLeaks cables, published by Britain’s The Guardian newspaper on Saturday, contain delicate, behind-the-scenes diplomatic assessments of the highly charged situation.
Botnet Operators Set To Join Operation Payback
Dec 10th
Organizers of the so-called Operation Payback today asked for and appear to have received additional bots from established botnets to further their cause of disrupting firms they perceive as deterring Internet freedom of speech by not supporting WikiLeaks and its now-incarcerated founder, Julian Assange, according to researchers at Imperva.
Is Citigroup Cooking the Books
Sep 20th
An all-out war has broken out between Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and a prominent securities analyst who is saying that the big bank may be cooking the books by inflating its earnings through an accounting gimmick.
Power and Passion Put FIFA Above the Law
Sep 19th
A warning from Arlei Damo, professor at the Brazilian Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), identifies “mafia-like” characteristics in FIFA, the sole governing body which “monopolises” this professional sport in the world, overseeing groups of national and regional football federations.
Families of Dead U.S. Vets Accuse Prudential of Massive Scam
Sep 19th
Prudential cheated the families of dead U.S. soldiers and Marines out of more than 100 million dollars in interest on their life-insurance policies, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in a Massachusetts federal court.
Congressman who Pushed for Pedophile Laws Nailed for Online Sex Talk with Teenage Boy
Sep 19th
Florida Congressman Mark Foley was a prominent supporter, even an avid advocate, of heavier penalties against pedophiles. He once commented that laws against child molesters should be so tough that pedophiles, when caught, would discover that their life was over. Now Foley has been discovered to be a pedophile himself after a 2005 incident with a 16 year old boy, was uncovered months later.
Scotts Begins Policy of Firing Any Employee Who Refuses to stop Smoking
Sep 19th
Scotts Miracle-Gro, the Marysville, Ohio company that brought us the 500 pound tomato, is the largest employer in their fine city. With a population of less than 16,000 people, employees of Scotts have little alternative of working anywhere else. They also have been relegated much less control over their lives and personal choices. Scotts Miracle-Gro announced in early 2006, that any worker who smoked would be fired – period. Workers have less than one year to comply or they will be terminated.
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