Tweeting Tyrants Out of Tunisia: Global Internet at Its Best
Even yesterday, it would have been too much to say that blogger, tweeters, Facebook users, Anonymous and Wikileaks had “brought down” the Tunisian government, but with today’s news that the country’s...
View ArticleHow One Man Tracked Down Anonymous — And Paid a Heavy Price
Aaron Barr believed he had penetrated Anonymous. The loose hacker collective had been responsible for everything from anti-Scientology protests to pro-Wikileaks attacks on MasterCard and Visa, and the...
View ArticleSpy Games: Inside the Convoluted Plot to Bring Down WikiLeaks
When Aaron Barr was finalizing a recent computer security presentation for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, a colleague had a bit of good-natured advice for him: “Scare the shit out of...
View ArticleDefining Internet ‘Freedom’: Ars Interviews Senator Al Franken
Since winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2008, Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has become one of that chamber’s top net neutrality defenders. With the House uninterested in compromise on the issue, the...
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France Halts ‘Three Strikes’ IP-Address Collection After Data Leak
The French government’s “three strikes” approach to online copyright infringement relies on a private company that scans file sharing networks and gathers the IP addresses of alleged Gallic content...
View ArticleCopyfight: EFF Co-Founder Enters e-G8 ‘Lion’s Den,’ Rips Into Lions
“I just arrived at the Tuileries for the #eG8, already a hoot. Unfounded smugness to rival the World Economic Forum.” John Perry Barlow—EFF co-founder, Grateful Dead lyricist, and, improbably, now a...
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How an Omniscient Internet ‘Sextortionist’ Ruined the Lives of Teen Girls
In the spring of 2009, a college student named Amy received an instant message from someone claiming to know her. Certainly, the person knew something about her—he was able to supply details about what...
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Federal Judge Orders Google, Facebook to Disappear Hundreds of Sites
After a series of one-sided hearings, luxury goods maker Chanel has won recent court orders against hundreds of websites trafficking in counterfeit luxury goods. A federal judge in Nevada has agreed...
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Feds’ Anti-Piracy Vid Is Reefer Madness for the Digital Age
Every time you buy a pirated DVD a gangster shoots his gun -- or something evil like that, according to a new federal government ad campaign against counterfeit and pirated goods.
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