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Hackers question Denial of Service as political protest
News A row has broken out between UK Internet activists, the Electrohippies, and US ethical hacking group, Cult of the Dead Cow, over whether Denial of Service attacks are a legitimate form of Internet activism.
[March 13, 2000, 11:30]
A Year Ago: Hackers question Denial of Service as political protest
News A row has broken out between UK Internet activists, the Electrohippies, and US ethical hacking group, Cult of the Dead Cow, over whether Denial of Service attacks are a legitimate form of Internet activism.
[March 13, 2001, 6:03]
Hackers become terrorists under new law
News Mobbs believes that the Act could even be used by a authoritarian government to stop legitimate political activism. Internet activism is becoming more evident, with politically-motivated computer hackers, or "hacktivists", defacing Web pages with...
[February 19, 2001, 15:35]
Status Update, Vista to XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog Comment Forget about the 'Save XP' activism - I think Vista's the endangered species.
[January 27, 2008, 20:17]
Cypherpunks publish proof of Tempest
News Information concerning semi-mythical electromagnetic computer monitoring technology developed by the US government has been uncovered by Cypherpunks, an American technology activism group. The technology, Tempest, supposedly allows computer...
[October 26, 1999, 15:11]
Jam Echelon Day descends into spam farce
News What was billed as a triumph for cyber activism, Jam Echlelon Day, turned into complete mayhem Thursday when newsgroups and mailing lists were inundated with "subversive" gibberish and random abuse. A bitter spam and flame-fest ensued, with popular...
[October 22, 1999, 14:25]
A Year Ago: Cypherpunks publish proof of Tempest
News Information concerning semi-mythical electromagnetic computer monitoring technology developed by the US government has been uncovered by Cypherpunks, an American technology activism group. Remote monitoring uncovered by American techno activists
[October 26, 2000, 7:04]
A democratic mobile revolution
News Asian-American voters is helping break new ground in political activism. On a billboard alongside a busy San Francisco boulevard, above a restaurant called "My Tofu House", a message aimed at young Register to vote," reads the advertisement, which...
[October 20, 2005, 20:00]
Copyright: It's not just a game
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy Activism recently introduced "Carabella", a game designed around Macromedia's Flash animation software. With congressional investigations and billion-dollar lawsuits, modern copyright policing isn't...
[June 21, 2002, 9:58]
DRM opponents call on U2 frontman
News The group says it is focusing on Bono because of his "social activism and leadership in the music industry", but also because of his links to Apple’s iTunes, which the campaigners see as a leading propagator of DRM technology.
[July 5, 2006, 15:40]
Mobile firms could face legal action over 3G
News Shareholder activism is spreading," he says. As mobile firms face hard times ahead one analyst suggests that shareholders could sue over the high prices paid for third-generation (3G) licences in the UK.
[January 31, 2001, 9:50]
The new age of hacktivism dawns
News That publicity, and the idea of hacking for a higher purpose, is attracting new recruits to online activism, or hacktivism. Politicians may not pander to them and experts may discount their opinions, but online vandals are getting the message out...
[November 8, 2000, 14:45]
Vietnam jails online activists
News Some cases involve emails to US-based activists reporting religious activism and farmer protests in Vietnam. Human rights group Amnesty International has slammed the Vietnamese government for jailing at least 10 people for online activitism, saying...
[November 28, 2003, 8:59]
Electrohippy promises WTO denial of service
News Denny Henke, a US-based cyber-campaigner who runs a number of site on the activism Web server Tao says such sites could well be the future of social protest. UK Internet activist and self-confessed "electrohippy" Paul Mobbs is confident that his...
[November 30, 1999, 10:44]
Hackers flexing political muscles
News When last held by hacker 'zine 2600 on 8-10 August, 1997, the conference was -- save for cDc's pledge to support hacker activism or "hacktivism" -- a technical affair dominated by the campaign to free imprisoned hacker Kevin Mitnick.
[July 17, 2000, 9:02]
Wanted: Web geeks with social consciences
News Many programmers and executives spent much of the 1990s cashing in stock options after 90-hour workweeks, but many now say they'd rather use their skills toward social activism or noncorporate agendas.
[August 13, 2002, 8:50]
Big Brother turns its eye to Gmail
News He is now hoping that Privacy International will be able to shift its focus from activism to providing useful information on privacy issues. Privacy International's Big Brother awards highlight organisations that the organisers say pose a...
[June 21, 2004, 15:40]
MPAA launches software snooping tool
Talkback This ruling also shows how as reported on Fox News: "The 9th Circuit seems to wield an awful lot of power, and it is the most reversed court in the nation," "There's some serious judicial activism going on there.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933...
[December 2, 2004, 20:57]
Hack attack on capitalism... not likely
News But predictions of low tech attacks were challenged by a spokesman from underground activist publication, Schnews, who is confident Tuesday's street demos will be supported by computer activism designed to slow things down: "You can expect denial...
[November 29, 1999, 16:25]
Spam-fighter invades the inbox
News It's a form of deceptive spam," said Larry Ponemon, a privacy expert who is starting an institute for privacy activism. Free Web-based email services have long used customers as marketing mules, adding an unobtrusive tag line at the end of each...
[September 20, 2002, 12:57]
