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Listen to Pussy Riot’s New Anti-Putin Song
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist anti-Putin punk rock band, issued a new single on Friday as three of its members …
Continue readingCategory: along with a video montage of the band, entitled Putin Lights the Fires, Pussy Riot, russia, the Russian feminist anti-Putin punk rock band, was released by The Guardian. You can listen to the new song, World | Tags: along with a video montage of the band, below. SEE ALSO: Russian Judge Hands Pussy Riot Members Two Year Sentence More About: Pussy Riot, entitled Putin Lights the Fires, issued a new single on Friday as three of its members were sentenced to two years in jail for "hooliganism." The song, Listen to Pussy Riot’s New Anti-Putin Song Pussy Riot, russia, the Russian feminist anti-Putin punk rock band, was released by The Guardian. You can listen to the new song, World
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Is the TrapWire Surveillance Network Really Evil?
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Rumors and speculation about the digital surveillance system TrapWire have been flying around the web since the newfound information about …
Continue readingCategory: counterterrorism surveillance and mysterious private intelligence firms all play a role in the story. Some commentators have portrayed TrapWi, privacy, security, wikileaks, World | Tags: counterterrorism surveillance and mysterious private intelligence firms all play a role in the story. Some commentators have portrayed TrapWi, Is the TrapWire Surveillance Network Really Evil? Rumors and speculation about the digital surveillance system TrapWire have been flying aro, privacy, security, stratfor, trapwire, wikileaks, World, you're probably right: The truth of TrapWire is…Continue reading... More About: US
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Were Two Pyramids Just Discovered in Egypt Using Google Earth?
1August 14, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Here’s a good one for all those who got excited when it was rumored the lost continent of Atlantis was …
Continue readingCategory: google earth, history, trending, World | Tags: " Micol. One of the s…Continue reading... More About: Egypt, google earth, history, this mound appears to have a very flat top and a curiously symmetrical triangular shape that has been heavily eroded with time, trending, Were Two Pyramids Just Discovered in Egypt Using Google Earth? Here's a good one for all those who got excited when it was rumored the lost, World
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Will Microsoft’s Police Surveillance System Violate Your Privacy?
Leave a commentAugust 9, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
The Microsoft-powered police surveillance system being installed in New York City is an impressive bit of innovation: It connects a …
Continue readingCategory: dubbed the Domain Awareness System (DAS), microsoft, new york city, part 1984. It connects thousands of security cameras in the city owned by the NYPD and private businesses, privacy, security, sounds like science fiction: Part Minority Report, technology, World | Tags: collecting and archiving up to 30 days worth of their archival footage at a time. Meaning: If there's a crime committed, dubbed the Domain Awareness System (DAS), easil…Continue reading... More About: US, microsoft, new york city, part 1984. It connects thousands of security cameras in the city owned by the NYPD and private businesses, police can use the system to see the crime but also backtrack, privacy, security, sounds like science fiction: Part Minority Report, technology, Will Microsoft’s Police Surveillance System Violate Your Privacy? The Microsoft-powered police surveillance system being installed in New Yo, World
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Meet the ‘Gauss’ Virus, Stuxnet and Flame’s New Cousin
Leave a commentAugust 9, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
A new virus capable of spying on bank transactions and stealing sensitive data such as browser passwords, cookies and network …
Continue readingCategory: cybersecurity, lebanon, malware, Meet the ‘Gauss’ Virus, technology, World | Tags: " the virus was designed to siphon data from several major Lebanese banks as well as users of CitiBank and PayPal, cookies and network information has been discovered infecting computers in Middle East. Called "Gauss, cybersecurity, flame, it was discovered by Kaspersky exactly because the two share so much DNA. Flame and the new virus have "similar architectural platforms, lebanon, malware, Meet the ‘Gauss’ Virus, module structu…Continue reading... More About: Tech, sending the stolen information back to its still-unknown creator. It was detected by Kaspersky Lab, stuxnet, Stuxnet and Flame’s New Cousin A new virus capable of spying on bank transactions and stealing sensitive data such as browser passwords, technology, the same security firm that found the Flame virus earlier this summer. Gauss is very similar to Flame -- in fact, virus, World
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Social Media Becoming Online Battlefield in Syria
Leave a commentAugust 9, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Social media is often credited with helping spread the Arab Spring, as activists shared messages of discontent and organized protests …
Continue readingCategory: Facebook, Social Media, Syria, Twitter, World, YouTube | Tags: " J…Continue reading... More About: Arab Spring, as activists shared messages of discontent and organized protests using Facebook and Twitter. More than a year after the Arab Spring began in, assigned to the task. "It's not surprising that Syria has attempted to develop a cyber warfare capability, Facebook, Facebook and YouTube are replete with propaganda from Syria -- government forces and rebels have been using the networks to spar for the atte, it has become a megaphone for propaganda from both sides of the struggle in conflict-ridden Syria. Twitter, Social Media, Social Media Becoming Online Battlefield in Syria Social media is often credited with helping spread the Arab Spring, Syria, the Syrian Electronic Army, Twitter, World, YouTube
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United States to UN: Keep Your Hands Off the Internet
Leave a commentAugust 3, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
The United States has a clear message for the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations’ agency in charge of telecommunications: …
Continue readingCategory: internet, trending, United Nations, US, World | Tags: and there have been plenty of technological innovations in that time -- including some of the innovations that make possible a global Interne, internet, internet governance, ITU, the ITU will hold a conference to review and possibly change the treaties that govern international telecommunications traffic. Those treatie, the United Nations' agency in charge of telecommunications: We want Internet governance to stay exactly how it already is. In December, trending, United Nations, united states, United States to UN: Keep Your Hands Off the Internet The United States has a clear message for the International Telecommunications Union, US, World
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The Future of Olympic Architecture Is Portable
Leave a commentJuly 31, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
As the Summer Olympics progress, we learn a lot more about London than we ever anticipated. Cameras pan the city, …
Continue readingCategory: architecture, environment, features, olympics, progressive population than by constructing bold, sustainability, we learn a lot more about London than we ever anticipated. Cameras pan the city, World | Tags: architecture, constructing venues for Olympic events has become a competition in itself. But at what cost? Host cities submit city planning and building p, environment, features, helicopters film sweeping aerial shots of buildings and landmarks large and small. Hosting the Olympics creates a unique opportunity for a c, olympics, progressive population than by constructing bold, progressively designed event spaces and stadiums. Thus, promising sustainability and continued use of Olympic facilities after the O…Continue reading... More About: 2012 Olympics, sustainability, The Future of Olympic Architecture Is Portable As the Summer Olympics progress, we learn a lot more about London than we ever anticipated. Cameras pan the city, World
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Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Have 3D Component [PIC]
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Friday’s London Olympics Opening Ceremony will have a 3D component. Attendees already inside of the Olympic Stadium have been given …
Continue readingCategory: 3D, as will the Opening Ceremony, Entertainment, every day throughout the Olympics. BBC reports the daily highlights reel will be in 3D for those people, London Olympics, olympics, sports, too, World | Tags: 2012 ITV News shared the above photo along with other ones, 3D, as will the Opening Ceremony, Closing Cerem…Continue reading... More About: 2012 Olympics, Entertainment, every day throughout the Olympics. BBC reports the daily highlights reel will be in 3D for those people, London Olympics, olympics, Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Have 3D Component [PIC] Friday's London Olympics Opening Ceremony will have a 3D component. Attendees already, sports, too, tv, TV, which show some of the gadgets in the stadium. People with the BBC HD channel and 3D TVs will get to join in on the 3D fun, World
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Can Data Help Us Close the Technology Gender Gap?
Leave a commentJuly 25, 2012 by Volamoot at Mashable!
Projects that expand women’s access to technology and improve quality of life empower women around the world. Yet despite the …
Continue readingCategory: about 300 million women are still part of the "mobile gender gap, because good data means good policy, big data, it's critically important to have good data, Mobile, Social Good, state department, technology, US, women, World | Tags: " a figure that's calculated based on women's access to mobile technology in a given location compared with their male counterparts. The roa, " U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global W…Continue reading... More About: Hillary Clinton, about 300 million women are still part of the "mobile gender gap, because good data means good policy, big data, Can Data Help Us Close the Technology Gender Gap? Projects that expand women's access to technology and improve quality of life empower wome, Data, data, it's critically important to have good data, Mobile, Social Good, state department, technology, US, which is problematic because information is crucial to informing smart public policy. "In a range of policy areas, women, World