The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two-year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. Aaron's story touched a nerve with people far beyond the online communities in which he was a celebrity.

📺 👉🏼 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M85UvH0TRPc

#swartz #internet #socialjustice #activist #docu #video
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Internet history can be used for “reidentification” finds study by Mozilla

A recent research paper has reaffirmed that our internet history can be reliably used to identify us. The research was conducted by Sarah Bird, Ilana Segall, and Martin Lopatka from Mozilla and is titled: Replication: Why We Still Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness and Reidentifiability of Web Browsing Histories. The paper was released at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security and is a continuation of a 2012 paper that highlighted the same reidentifiability problem.

‼️ Just your internet history can be used to reidentify you on the internet ‼️

Using data from 52,000 consenting Firefox users, the researchers were able to identify 48,919 distinct browsing profiles which had 99% uniqueness.

This is especially concerning because internet history is routinely sold by your internet service provider (ISP) and mobile data provider to third party advertising and marketing firms which are demonstrably able to tie a list of sites back to an individual they already have a profile on – even if the ISP claims to be “anonymizing” the data being sold. This is a legally sanctioned activity ever since 2017 when Congress voted to get rid of broadband privacy and allow the monetization of this type of data collection.

This type of “history-based profiling” is undoubtedly being used to build ad profiles on internet users around the world. Previous studies have shown that an IP address usually stays static for about a month – which the researchers noted: “is more than enough time to build reidentifiable browsing profiles.”

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https://www.usenix.org/system/files/soups2020-bird.pdf

👀 👉🏼 https://www.cozyit.com/internet-history-can-be-used-for-reidentification-finds-study-by-mozilla/

#mozilla #study #research #internet #history #reidentification #thinkabout #pdf
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Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus

As the coronavirus spread in China, the government stage-managed what appeared on the domestic internet to make the virus look less severe and the authorities more capable, according to thousands of leaked directives and other files.

In the early hours of Feb. 7, #China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt they were losing control.

The news was spreading quickly that Li Wenliang, a doctor who had warned about a strange new viral outbreak only to be threatened by the police and accused of peddling rumors, had died of COVID-19. Grief and fury coursed through social media. To people at home and abroad, Li’s death showed the terrible cost of the Chinese government’s instinct to suppress inconvenient information.

https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirus

#internet #trolls

The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security

There's lots of innovation going on in security - we're inundated with a steady stream of new stuff and it all sounds like it works just great. Every couple of months I'm invited to a new computer security conference, or I'm asked to write a foreword for a new computer security book. And, thanks to the fact that it's a topic of public concern and a "safe issue" for politicians, we can expect a flood of computer security-related legislation from lawmakers. So: computer security is definitely still a "hot topic." But why are we spending all this time and money and still having problems?

Let me introduce you to the six dumbest ideas in computer security. What are they? They're the anti-good ideas. They're the braindamage that makes your $100,000 ASIC-based turbo-stateful packet-mulching firewall transparent to hackers. Where do anti-good ideas come from? They come from misguided attempts to do the impossible - which is another way of saying "trying to ignore reality." Frequently those misguided attempts are sincere efforts by well-meaning people or companies who just don't fully understand the situation, but other times it's just a bunch of savvy entrepreneurs with a well-marketed piece of junk they're selling to make a fast buck. In either case, these dumb ideas are the fundamental reason(s) why all that money you spend on information security is going to be wasted, unless you somehow manage to avoid them.

For your convenience, I've listed the dumb ideas in descending order from the most-frequently-seen. If you can avoid falling into the the trap of the first three, you're among the few true computer security elite.

#1) Default Permit
#2) Enumerating Badness
#3) Penetrate and Patch
#4) Hacking is Cool
#5) Educating Users
#6) Action is Better Than Inaction

https://www.ranum.com/security/computer_security/editorials/dumb/

#dumb #ideas #internet #security
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Project Gemini

Gemini is a new, collaboratively designed internet protocol, which explores the space inbetween gopher and the web, striving to address (perceived) limitations of one while avoiding the (undeniable) pitfalls of the other.

This server hosts the official specification and other documentation for Gemini, as well as offering free personal Geminispace (managed via sftp) for those wanting to play with the protocol. The vast majority of this content is served via Gemini itself, so you'll need a suitable client to access it.

A small amount of the server's content is also available via HTTPS below, or via gopher.

https://gemini.circumlunar.space/

#gemini #internet #protocol #gopher

Myanmar: New internet blackout “heinous and reckless”

Responding to credible reports of a widespread mobile internet blackout underway in Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said:

“To shut down the internet amid a volatile coup, a humanitarian crisis and a health pandemic is a heinous and reckless decision.

“Since the 1 February coup, people in Myanmar have been forced into a situation of abject uncertainty. An expanded internet shutdown will put them at greater risk of more egregious human rights violations at the hands of the military.

“The military must re-establish all telecommunications immediately and stop putting people’s rights in danger. All mobile operators and telecommunications providers in Myanmar must seek urgent clarification from the Myanmar authorities.”

On 6 February, the Myanmar military reportedly ordered telecommunications companies in the country to fully shut down internet and 4G services. According to information received by Amnesty International, the effective blackout will be in operation until Monday 8 February.

An earlier order, on 5 February, instructed telecommunications companies to block access to Twitter and Instagram.
On 4 February, the military had already announced that they were ordering telecoms operators to block access to Facebook until 7 February.

As the 1 February military coup was underway, internet and phone outages were reported in several parts of the country, including in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, the largest city, Yangon, as well as Shan and Kachin States and the Mandalay and Sagaing regions. Access was later reestablished.

There have also been mobile internet restrictions in conflict-affected areas of Rakhine and Chin States in the country for more than a year. 4G internet access in those areas was reportedly restored late in the evening on 2 February 2021.

Such restrictions pose a real danger to at-risk civilian populations, especially when access to information is so vital during the COVID-19 pandemic – and even more so when the situation on the ground is so tense amid the coup, and in conflict-affected areas.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/myanmar-new-internet-blackout/

#myanmar #internet #blackout #AmnestyInternational #thinkabout #why #HelpMyanmar
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The Great Firewall of...America? WTZ!

This past week on Feb 2 - Feb 7, 2021 a massive attack was conducted on encrypted services, particular VPN's. VPN traffic was throttled to near unusability.

Basically in 2021, the Great Firewall of the USA was turned on. And then abrubtly turned off.

Purpose of the action was unknown. No party stepped up to acknowledge and aside from me, no one has stepped up to call any Internet Provider of their egregious action against privacy minded people.

Why did this attack happen?
Why did the attack stop?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38za1LYj2XQ&t=1

#usa #greatfirewall #firewall #internet #attack #privacy #thinkabout #video
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Google says once third-party cookies are toast, Chrome won't help ad networks track individuals around the web

Notes an 'erosion of trust' – gee, wonder who could be responsible for that...

Google says it will not come up with new ways to track individual netizens as they browse the web once Chrome phases out third-party cookies, commonly used for loosely observing people's online activities.

In effect, the browser will not provide ad networks – and Google runs a very large one – alternative identifiers that can be used to follow individuals around the web, though it's not clear exactly how this will impact Google, which already has a variety of ways to shadow internet users.

Early last year, Google announced a plan to kill off third-party cookies, often used to associate you with the websites you visit so that adverts tailored to your interests can be shown on pages. Google made the move after other major browser makers decided to block third-party cookies by default because the little scraps of data can be abused to subvert privacy, and after regulators made it clear they had concerns about ad tech giants Google and Facebook.

Google aims to replace third-party cookies with its Privacy Sandbox, an umbrella term for a set of proposals from Google and other ad tech firms, to allow behavioral ad targeting to continue without individualized tracking identifiers.

Instead, the ad goliath intends to target broad groups of netizens defined by a common interest – eg, jazz fans – through a system called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), and at narrower groups defined by past interest-based interaction, through a scheme called FLEDGE (First "Locally-Executed Decision over Groups.")

Google plans to start testing FLoC-based cohorts publicly via origin trials in next month's release of Chrome and to make testing available for advertisers in Q2.

The idea has alarmed the ad industry, which isn't keen to give up the ability to track people and has proposed alternatives like a new identifier based on data like email addresses, normally classified as personal information.

https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/03/google_internet_tracking_pledge/

#google #DeleteGoogle #internet #tracking #advertising #cookies #chrome #browser #thinkabout #why
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The UK is secretly testing a controversial web snooping tool

The Investigatory Powers Act, or Snooper’s Charter, was introduced in 2016. Now one of its most contentious surveillance tools is being secretly trialled by internet firms

For the last two years police and internet companies across the UK have been quietly building and testing surveillance technology that could log and store the web browsing of every single person in the country.

The tests, which are being run by two unnamed internet service providers, the Home Office and the National Crime Agency, are being conducted under controversial surveillance laws introduced at the end of 2016. If successful, data collection systems could be rolled out nationally, creating one of the most powerful and controversial surveillance tools used by any democratic nation.

Despite the National Crime Agency saying “significant work” has been put into the trial it remains clouded in secrecy. Elements of the legislation are also being challenged in court. There has been no public announcement of the trial, with industry insiders saying they are unable to talk about the technology due to security concerns.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/internet-connection-records-ip-act

#UK #internet #surveillance

Australia passes sweeping mass surveillance bill
These powers are:
1. Data disruption power - purpose is to prevent “continuation of criminal activity of participants”
2. Network activity warrant - allows them to monitor internet activity
3. Authority to control an online account to collect more info for an investigation

https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-passes-sweeping-mass-surveillance-bill/


#australia #internet #surveillance #covid1984

Alovoa
open source online dating Application

Meet new, exciting people! alovoa is a free and open source dating application that respects your privacy.A TWP compatible browser is needed for the best Experience
Compatible :- fennec,Firefox,iceraven,chrome.
Incompatible :- Bromite

Download - https://www.f-droid.org/packages/com.alovoa.alovoa/

https://github.com/Alovoa/alovoa-android

#New #internet #dating

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DPI Tunnel v2
Free, simple and serverless solution against censorship for Android

DPITunnel is an app for Android made to bypass censorship, supports much desync techniques. Can be used on all Android devices that have root access: phones, tablet, TV boxes.
It is NOT VPN and won't change your IP.

Download - https://github.com/zhenyolka/DPITunnel-android/releases

https://github.com/zhenyolka/DPITunnel-android

#New #Internet #censorship

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Mastodon
Official Android app for Mastodon

Mastodon is free, open-source software. There is no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital.Follow friends and discover new ones among more than 4.4M people. Publish anything you want: links, pictures, text, video. All on a platform that is community-owned.
To learn more about mastodon, visit https://joinmastodon.org/

Download - https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/releases

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android

#New #internet #socialnetwork

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PM Jacinda Ardern calls #internet freedom a “weapon of war” in most recent UN speech. Calls for a new type of internet with “rules and transparency”.

“How do you tackle climate change if people don’t believe it exists”.

“How do you ensure the human rights of others are upheld when they are subjected to hateful and dangerous ideology”.

Full video

🇵🇸 Paltel (@Paltelco): "We regret to announce that all telecom services in 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 have 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 of service as all energy sources sustaining the network have been depleted, and 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧. #KeepGazaConnected" | nitter –

#Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #Internet #Communication
Nov 16, 2023 · 2:31 PM UTC

🇵🇸 Paltel (@Paltelco): "We would like to announce the partial restoration of telecom services in various areas within Gaza Strip. This comes after a limited quantity of fuel was provided through #UNRWA to operate our main generators. #KeepGazaConnected 1/2" | nitter –

#Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #Communication #Network #Internet #Cellular #Telecom
Nov 17, 2023 · 8:15 PM UTC

🇵🇸 Paltel (@Paltelco): "We regret to announce that all telecom services in 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 have been lost due to the disconnection of main elements of our network in light of theongoing aggression." | nitter –

NetBlocks (@netblocks): "⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in parts of the #Gaza Strip; the incident comes amid renewed military operations after the ceasefire and follows several days of relatively stable service 📉" | nitter –

#Gaza #Telecom #Communication #Internet
Dec 4, 2023 · 1:25 PM UTC

🇵🇸 'We have paid a huge price': Palestinian journalists' stories from the frontline

Palestinian journalists found themselves in this war, in the middle of the battle, forced, not willingly.”

Journalists in Gaza talk about the difficulties and struggles they face in doing their job while covering the war.

They describe being displaced multiple times, experiencing a lack of #internet and #communications, and the direct targeting of themselves and their families by the Israeli army.

Over 90 journalists and staff have been killed since the conflict began on 7 October, according to Al Jazeera.

Source : Middle East Eye
#Palestine #Genocide #Gaza #Testimonies #Journalist
19/12/2023

🇵🇸 Paltel (@Paltelco): "We regret to announce that all telecom services in Gaza Strip have been lost due to the ongoing aggression. Gaza is blacked out again. #KeepGazaConnected" | nitter –

NetBlocks (@netblocks): "⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a new collapse in connectivity in the #Gaza Strip; the incident affects areas in the south where telecoms had been partially restored over the last few days, while other areas have remained offline since the previous blackout 📉" | nitter –

#Gaza #Internet #Communications #Telecom #Cellular
Dec 20, 2023 · 7:54 AM UTC