Month: April 2012
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Report TSA profiling with new free app FlyRights
Originally published in ZDnet. If you feel like you've ever been harassed for extra screening by the TSA, or are sick of feeling like the TSA is getting away with targeting you, then you'll want to download the new FlyRights app. FlyRights is the first smartphone app to give travelers a direct line to file… Read more…
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How SOPA protests were used to push CISPA
Originally published in ZDnet. The last thing authors and supporters of dangerous cybersecurity bill CISPA wanted was another SOPA on their hands. CISPA's authors and supporters set up a defensive strategy to head off the whiff of another SOPA by taking notes from the protest. And they may have succeeded. Here's how. SOPA protest lesson… Read more…
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Sex Tech: IsAnyoneUp, Robot Prostitutes, Dating Spreadsheet Disaster | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. Sex and technology continues to be the intersection of controversial content, hacking, futuristic visions, online ethics conflicts, censorship and entrepreneurialism. This week’s installment of Sex Tech doesn’t disappoint. Web porn pioneer Kink.com sues “porn tube” website for infringement Kink.com has made a reputation as the most widely known and successful online… Read more…
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Revenge Porn Site IsAnyoneUp Sold, Now Anti-Bullying Resource | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. Revenge porn website IsAnyoneUp.com has been the most famous source for sexualized bullying – now it has been sold and converted to an anti-bullying resource. In a surprising turn, one-proud bully and site owner Hunter Moore has sold IsAnyoneUp for an undisclosed sum to BullyVille.com, a resource that helps targets of… Read more…
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Google helped with CISPA, joins Cybersecurity Theatre
Originally published in ZDnet. One spark of hope to the people and organizations that oppose cyberspying bill CISPA was that in the list of 28 corporate sponsors (including Facebook), Google was nowhere to be seen. But now CISPA's author Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) has bragged that Google had, in fact, quietly worked with the bill's… Read more…
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Say 'hello' to CISPA, it will remind you of SOPA
Originally published in CNET. Meet CISPA. You may not have heard of it yet because it's been flying under the radar. It's a lot like PIPA, which was a lot SOPA (I'm sure you heard of those). Actually, some people are calling it "worse than SOPA," and it's sponsored by a congressman who thinks the… Read more…
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Remembering Jack Tramiel
Originally published in ZDnet. Sadly, this week saw the passing of Commodore founder and Holocaust survivor Jack Tramiel. Jack Tramiel At 83 he died from heart failure after a life of great impact that included pioneering the consumer market for personal computers and home gaming, and Holocaust awareness activism. It was my good fortune to… Read more…
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Delete Your Instagram Account and Keep Your Photos
Originally published in ZDnet. Facebook has just acquired Instagram, the popular photo sharing network, for $1 billion. Instagram's users – and all their data – will now be Facebook's property to use at the company's discretion. Instagram has been a huge hit among iPhone owners and recently opened up to Android users with last week's launch… Read more…
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Sex Tech: Porn Site Metrics, Team Brazzers, Adult Friend Finder Images | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. Our weekly roundup of Sex Tech looks at just how big porn is online and where certain Adult Friend Finder images come from. Online fighting games get Team Brazzers? Porn megasite Brazzers wants to get into the video game sponsorship sector, and sparked controversy when they specified involvement in the competitive… Read more…