CISPA passes House... and 11 other Internet access stories

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CISPA passes House despite Obama veto threat

The House of Representatives passed the privacy-invading Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by a vote of 288 - 127. The bill must still pass the Senate, and overcome a veto threat from Obama, before it becomes law.

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Firefox considers invalidating TeliaSonera SSL certificates over claims of government spying

Mozilla may snub telecom giant's new SSL certs Firefox-maker Mozilla could issue a "death sentence" to TeliaSonera's SSL business over allegations the telecoms giant sold Orwellian surveillance tech to dictators.

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The psychological strains of digital activism

Cameron Ashraf, a co-founder of Access, writes about the psychological strains of 24/7 digital activism during Iran's Green Revolution, and how being connected to something you are geographically disconnected from is deeply disturbing to your psyche.

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Greek government pulls shutters on Athens opposition website

Leading Greek alternative news site, Athens Indymedia, announced it was taken offline, along with two radio stations, following pressure from a Greek prosecutor.

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Pakistan caretaker government says YouTube ban will stay for now

Despite the caretaker administration’s willingness to allow YouTube access back in Pakistan, the government was firm in its stance on keeping the ban until the video-sharing website removed a controversial blasphemous video.

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Proposed U.S. internet governance bill sparks controversy

A flawed U.S. “Internet Governance" bill that would make it the “policy of the United States to preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet" has sparked controversy as it moves to a vote.

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Over 80 European organisations demand protection for net neutrality

More than 80 European consumer and digital rights organisations wrote to the European Commission demanding the end of dangerous experimentation with the functioning of the Internet in Europe and the protection of the principles of openness and neutrality.

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Human rights group sues British government over export of spy technology

Privacy International argues that the export of surveillance technology to Bahrain may have broken British law and has been lobbying for an official investigation into the company’s activities.

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How Anonymous became digital culture's protest heroes

In 2007, the hacktivist collective Anonymous was dubbed the "internet hate machine" by Fox News for their trolling campaigns. Six years later, they are the white knights of the digital realm.

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U.S. FBI wants $41 million for cyber monitoring

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations has requested more than $41 million to improve the bureau’s ability to collect and analyze cyber information and address “critical gaps” in its monitoring capability.

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Commodifying the internet: how the web is increasingly privatized

In his review of "Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy," James Orbeson examines how to democratizing the Web in the face of growing corporate control.

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How the US government can shut down cell phone service

Mother Jones exames Standard Operating Procedure 303, a secret agreement between telecommunications giants and the government that outlines "a shutdown and restoration process for use by commercial and private wireless networks during national crises."

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