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Why no one came to the Anonymous India protest

Jun 11, 2012

Why were so many people who knew about the protest not keen to actually show up? Is it because of apathy or because they don't know what their rights are? #Hacktivism #Azad Maidan #Anonymous #InsecureNet #Internet censorship #The Pirate Bay #Anonymous India
Cyberhacking: Last year was about activism, not money

Mar 22, 2012

The Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report said that in 2011, about 58 percent of data stolen were attributed to hacktivism. #NewsTracker #Hacktivism #Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report'
Global hacking heightens need for better digital defence

Aug 04, 2011

The McAfee report revealed prolonged five year cyber attacks. But there is very little to indicate that significant changes over digital protection will be enacted by companies and governments worldwide. #NewsTracker #Hacking #Hacktivism #Cyberspace

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Are you supporting Anonymous this Saturday?

Jun 08, 2012

#Hacktivism #Anonymous #InsecureNet #Internet culture

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NSA Whistle Blower Edward Snowden - The Children of the Internet Coming of Age

2013-06-15 04:51:00

Most of the people he used to interact with are long gone -- like Snowden, they grew up, and receded back into the real world. But he took with him the set of values he either learned or became comfortable expressing online: A keen interest in rights and #National Security Agency
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Forget PRISM: Global Cyber Chiefs Say They Need to Pry Even Further

2013-06-13 06:12:00

But it turns out that, from the point of view of the Watchers gathered in Tel Aviv, it’s all about expanding their gaze even further. The chairman of RSA, the digital security company best known for its password key fobs, made the case for “full visibili #Tel Aviv #Hong Kong #National Security Agency
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Dell SecureWorks’ Incident Response Resource Center Offers Actionable Information for the Inevitable Cyber Security Breach

2013-06-11 13:15:00

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell SecureWorks, an industry leader in information security services, has launched an Incident Response Resource Center to aid organizations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from a cyber security incident. “I am c #SecureWorks #Federal Bureau of Investigation #Robert Mueller

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From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

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US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.