Comment Re:Agreed - ban encryption. (Score 1) 294
...and the cops start yammering about the crypto tech used by the bad guys making it harder for them to do their job...
They Already Have... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq2PK2W-vVI
Comment BIT Torrent BBC Nwesnight Report (Score 1) 134
This blatent peice of BBC propaganda from a couple of years back demonises "so called BIT TORRENT FILE SHARING" for encouraging encryption and making illegal wire tapping of UK civilians' data and telephone communications more difficult for the CIA and MI5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq2PK2W-vVI
Toyota Claims Woman "Opted In" To Faux Email Stalking 667
An anonymous reader writes "ABC News is reporting that a California woman is suing Toyota for $10 million for sending her email that appeared to be from a criminal stalker. The woman claims the emails terrified her to the point that she suffered sleeplessness, poor work performance, etc. Toyota says the ruse was part of a marketing campaign for the Toyota Matrix. A Toyota spokesman says they are not liable for the woman's distress, because 'The person who made this claim specifically opted in, granting her permission to receive campaign emails and other communications from Toyota.'"
China Strangles Tor Ahead of National Day 297
TechReviewAl writes "Technology Review reports that the Chinese government has for the first time targeted the Tor anonymity network. In the run-up to China's National Day celebrations, the government started targeting the sites used to distribute Tor addresses and the number of users inside China dropped from tens of thousands to near zero. The move is part of a broader trend that involves governments launching censorship crackdowns around key dates. The good news is that many Tor users quickly found a way around the attack, distributing 'bridge' addresses via IM and Twitter."
