Free Talk Live - internet

China Toughens Its Restrictions on Use of the Internet

panax — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:55:41 +0000

The Chinese government issued new rules on Friday requiring Internet users to provide their real names to service providers, while assigning Internet companies greater responsibility for deleting forbidden postings and reporting them to the authorities.

Online sales tax to be added to NDAA

MrMiran — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:31:22 +0000

Newest version of NDAA seeks to usurp the Supreme Court and impose an Internet sales tax! The Court previously ruled a retailer must have a physical presence in the state to be taxed. Bottom line... Think about it... What is the difference between mail order sales and Internet sales? Just the form the catalog takes. Just because the government doesn't like the decision, they are going to choose to ignore the Court's ruling altogether. We should ignore them in return!

Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants

Cyphase — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:31:23 +0000

A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans' e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law, CNET has learned. [The] rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant.

Activists Aim To Build A 'Bat-Signal For The Web

jjschless — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:25:03 +0000

Alexis Ohanian, the 29-year old founder of social news site Reddit, has partnered with the online advocacy group Fight for the Future to create what they’re calling the “Internet Defense League.” Ohanian describes the project, which they plan to officially launch next month, as a “Bat-Signal for the Internet.” Any website owner can sign up on the group’s website to add a bit of code to his or her site–or receive that code by email at the time of a certain campaign–that can be triggered in the case of a political crisis like SOPA, adding an activist call-to-action to all the sites involved, suc

Music's best artists support file sharing and you should listen.

sovereignbeing — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:48:14 +0000

For Julia, or anyone else that understands the true and absolute joy that a beat can bring. Check out Pretty Lights and all the great artists available for download free, at prettylightsmusic.com. I think you might really enjoy the label and all the truly amazing artists that support file sharing. Listen while reading the Hungry Games novels and experience life 2 decades beyond 1984.

Canadian Government Considers Completely Digital Currency

conway29 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:18:02 +0000

First They decided to get rid of pennies, no the Canadian Mint looks to completely digital currency.

Beware the unholy alliance of state and internet - FT.com

Deslock Darkstar — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:16:52 +0000

Surveillance means safety. This is the argument wherever and whenever governments seek new powers to monitor their citizens. Proposed legislation in the UK to enable police and intelligence services to access emails, Skype calls and Facebook messages is another such example. It is also another case of the unnecessary and dangerous expansion of state power, in collaboration with companies, into our online – and offline – lives.

World’s First Flying File-Sharing Drones in Action

misksh — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:57:02 +0000

The Pirate Bay announced that in future parts of its site could be hosted on GPS controlled drones. This is an important step to freedom on the internet and should be announced.

Stefan Molyneux responds to the KONY2012 fad

Crotale — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:15:18 +0000

Stefan Molyneux from Freedomain Radio hits the nail on the head again. And he does it with class, common sense and comedy. Five ways your government can help Africa, pretty much by staying home.