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VIDEO Ron Paul Interviews Lavabit Owner on NSA E-Mail Controversy
Exclusive Ron Paul interview with Lavabit Ladar Levison discusses the implications of National Security Letters and NSA surveillance Lavabit is an email service founded in 2004 that suspended operations in August 2013. It is owned and operated by Ladar Levison. Lavabit was founded by...- Mike
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- Forum: Windows Security
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VIDEO FBI Caught Spying on Student, Demands GPS Tracker Back
20 year old Santa Clara college student and American citizen Yasir Afifi found an FBI tracking device under his car. He showed the device to his roommates who posted a picture of the device online asking if it meant "the FBI is after us"? Two days later, Afifi - who is half-Egyptian - got a...- whoosh
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More powers for Big Brother?
Here in the UK the goverment plan to tighten laws so to be able to 'snoop' on anyone without having to obtain a warrant first. One of the founding fathers of the web had this to say.... Personally I feel it makes the book '1984' seem niave...... :-# Reference: Web pioneer Sir Tim...- kemical
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Freedom and privacy, R.I.P.
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VIDEO 'Bigfoot' Filmmaker Sues New Hampshire
An amateur filmmaker who donned a hairy Bigfoot costume and scared hikers on New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock is now suing the state for not allowing him back on the mountain without a permit. Jonathan Doyle dressed up as the mythical Bigfoot, filmed part of a movie on the popular scenic...- cybercore
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Do you support Net Neutrality? Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom?
Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom? Campaign For Liberty; Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom? (Please note that this is a political OP-ED, so it is going to be very one sided on the subject, but an interesting observation and discussion none-the-less) Net Neutrality is a proposal...- Mike
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- Forum: General Computing
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VIDEO Traffic stop video on YouTube sparks debate on police use of Md. wiretap laws
In early March, Anthony Graber, a 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard, was humming a tune while riding his two-year-old Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95, not far from his home north of Baltimore. On top of his helmet was a camera he often used to record his...- reghakr
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