CISPA: Worse Than The Patriot Act + CISPA Internet Blackout April 22

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Updated April 25, 2013 and April 26, 2013

breakingtheset – Apr 19, 2013

Abby Martin talks to Michelle Richardson, Legislative Counsel with the ACLU, about the renewed push for CISPA, and how its implications could be worse than the Patriot Act.

Digital Disconnect: Robert McChesney on “How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy”

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democracynow·Apr 5, 2013

www.democracynow.org – Longtime media-reform advocate Robert McChesney looks at how the future of American politics could be largely determined by who controls the Internet in his newest book. “‘Digital Disconnect’ talks about the difference between the mythology of the Internet — the hope would it empower people and make democracy triumphant — versus the reality of large corporate monopolies and the government working together are taking away the promise of the Internet to suit their interests,” says McChesney, the co-founder of Free Press and the National Conference for Media Reform.

Exclusive: The Dangers of Technological Singularity by Rocket Kirchner

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by Rocket Kirchner
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March 20, 2013

Sherlock Holmes said, “When one tries to rise above nature, one is liable to fall below it.” Utopian thought has always been dangerous, and just in case you didn’t know it we are coming face to face with one whopper looming over the horizon in this century. It began with what was considered a relatively harmless ideology known as “Transhumanism” and has been exponentially accelerating toward what Vernor Vinge calls a technological singularity, or “the prediction wall”.

Barack Obama’s Executive Order — Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity + Cyber Dragnet? Obama’s Internet security order to enable monitoring of civilians

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 12, 2013

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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IMPROVING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Role of State Terror in Death of Anti-SOPA Activist Aaron Swartz by Imani Henry

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By Imani Henry
Workers World
January 21, 2013

The largest online protest in history, known as the anti-SOPA Internet strike, took place on Jan. 18 a year ago to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. If passed, SOPA and PIPA would have had the potential to drastically censor and limit users’ access to online information, as well as give the U.S. government more power to police the Internet.  The bills were backed by corporations in the entertainment industry.

Aaron Swartz: Is it time for an Internet Bill of Rights? + The Best Way to Honor Aaron Swartz

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To honor Aaron Swartz’s memory, we must continue his work.

RTAmerica·Jul 3, 2012

In the US, the Bill of Rights maps out the fundamental privileges each citizen has in the country, but is it time to draft an Internet Bill of Rights? Congress has attempted to implement legislation that could stop online freedoms, but a group of online advocates are pushing lawmakers to sign the Internet Bill of Rights to allow the freedom of expression, access, openness, innovation and privacy. Aaron Swartz, founder and executive director for Demand Progress, joins us with his take.

Reddit Co-founder, Aaron Swartz, 26, Found Dead

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Such sad and heartbreaking news today. My condolences to his family and friends. He will be missed greatly by many people across the country/world. ~ DS

NewsyTech·Jan 12, 2013

Swartz dedicated his life to sharing data and information online, developing standards for the free and open sharing of information. He was 26.

The Omissions of “Mainstream” Journalism: “History in the Un-Making” by John Pilger

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by John Pilger
Global Research
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5 December 2012

Project Censored: Important stories unreported or suppressed by the media most Americans watch or read.

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In the week Lord Leveson published almost a million words about his inquiry into the “culture, practice and ethics” of Britain’s corporate press, two illuminating books about media and freedom were also published. Their contrast with the Punch and Judy show staged by Leveson is striking.

For 36 years, Project Censored, based in California, has documented critically important stories unreported or suppressed by the media most Americans watch or read. This year’s report is Censored 2013: Dispatches from the media revolution by Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth (Seven Stories Press).

Julian Assange: Human Civilization Has Merged With The Internet

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Nov 29, 2012 by democracynow

In his most extended interview in months, Julian Assange speaks to Democracy Now! from inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been holed up for nearly six months. Assange vowed WikiLeaks would persevere despite attacks against it. On Tuesday, the European Commission announced that the credit card company Visa did not break the European Union’s anti-trust rules by blocking donations to WikiLeaks.

Barack Obama’s Presidential Proclamation: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2012

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 01, 2012

Presidential Proclamation — National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2012

NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH, 2012

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Today, Americans are more connected to each other and to people around the world than ever before.

Juice Rap News: Episode 15 – Big Brother is WWWatching You

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Sep 5, 2012 by thejuicemedia

http://www.thejuicemedia.com Juice Rap News: Episode 15 – Big Brother is WWWatching You. September 2012 rocks around with some crucial developments in the ongoing struggle over the future of the internet. Will it remain the one open frequency where humanity can bypass filters and barriers; or become the greatest spying machine ever imagined? The future is being decided as we type.

New CISPA in the Senate ready for a vote + Action Alert: Support Privacy Amendments To Cyber-Security Bill

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Jul 31, 2012 by RTAmerica

Congress is debating a new cybersecurity bill that has garnered the support of the White House. Does that mean it will ease the fears from Capitol Hill while still respecting concerns of privacy though? Aaron Swartz of Demand Progress joins RT’s Liz Wahl to talk about the latest efforts regarding the newest cybersecurity legislation being considered.

Barack Obama’s Executive Order: Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions

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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
July 06, 2012

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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ASSIGNMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Why The Yes Men Crashed the TPP Negotiations + TPP opening the back door for SOPA? + TPP: NAFTA on steroids?

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Updated: July 5, 2012; added an article.

Jun 29, 2012 by yeslabmedia

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James Corbett: Beyond SOPA: The Past, Present and Future of Internet Censorship

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corbettreport on Jan 28, 2012

In recent weeks the general public has mobilized to face US legislative threats to Internet freedoms. Far from a conclusive victory, however, the death of SOPA and PIPA only highlight the latest in a series of measures that are seeking to create a legal framework for government-administered Internet censorship.