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Assange speaks on Mass surveillance, privacy, attacks on Internet freedom
In this interview with Jamie Kelsey Fry, William Assange of Wikileaks, talks about what level of mass surveillance is being done by governments and for what purpose, what role private companies play in helping them, what average users can do to protect th ...[Read more]
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Corruption Responsible for
Last year, a new company called Lightsquared promised an innovative business model that would dramatically lower cell phone costs and improve the quality of service, threatening the incumbent phone operators like AT&T and Verizon. Lightsquared used a new ...[Read more]
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Activists stop Neonazi Ukrainian Coup Government’s military trucks heading to Russian border
Activists in eastern Ukraine in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions are blocking columns of heavy military equipment heading from Kiev to the border with Russia. Late Thursday activists from the Donbass people's militia blocked the way of columns with about 2 ...[Read more]
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China is set to help Iran counter the EU oil embargo that's due to come into force in July. Beijing will deliver the first of 12 huge crude carriers to Iran next month to expand its tanker fleet, as many firms refuse to transport Iranian oil due to wester ...[Read more]
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Microsoft and Skype set to allow backdoor eavesdropping
If you are using Skype to place online calls or hold phone conferences, watch out - Skype and Microsoft have managed to leapfrog common sense and build a backdoor into your favourite VOIP application. It is called Lawful Interception and is part of a new ...[Read more]
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Lawyers against law: Montreal legal eagles parade against anti-rally bill
Hundreds of lawyers have marched through Montreal in a subdued challenge to a new bill that harshly limits public protests. Canada ...[Read more]
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Doctor: ADHD Does Not Exist
Over the course of my career, I have found more than 20 conditions that can lead to symptoms of ADHD, each of which requires its own approach to treatment. Raising a generation of children and now adults €”who can't live without stimulants is no solutio ...[Read more]
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China Warns West that Sanctions on Russia Could Spiral into Chaos – U.S. & E.U. Indicate Sanctions to Begin Monday
According to Reuters, China's top envoy to Germany has warned the West against punishing Russia with sanctions for its intervention in Ukraine, saying such measures could lead to a dangerous chain reaction that could spiral out of control. This comes as U ...[Read more]
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There may be a second massive ocean deep beneath the surface
There may be a second and massive ocean made up of molten minerals under the surface, recent discoveries show. Deep within the Earth, staggering pressures mix with high temperatures to compact regular materials into exotic minerals. Under these extreme co ...[Read more]
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Who Rules America: The Class-Domination Theory of Power
University of California research looks into the power networks that connect powerful corporations, politicians and the people that run them together. Examining their life from their upbringing to their social contacts, the research discovers that same i ...[Read more]
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Israel’s Deputy PM admits Iran did NOT threaten to wipe Israel off the map
In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister admits that Iran did not threaten to wipe Israel off the map, and Ahmedinajad was misquoted. Deputy PM :"They didn't say 'we'll wipe it out', you're right. They didn't say 'we'll wipe it ou ...[Read more]
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