Holder: I Don’t Know About Seizure of Records From Journalists
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
May 16, 2013
Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judicial Committee this week to explain the decision of the Department of Justice (DoJ) to subpoena journalist’s records [...]
States to Legalize Marijuana, DoJ Scrambles to Adhere to UN Substance Treaties
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 22, 2013
House Representative Earl Blumenauer has introduced a bill entitled, “The Path Forward: Rethinking Federal Marijuana Policy”, that would create the framework to allow [...]
Napolitano: Internet is Becoming Dangerous, Use Good Cyber-Hygiene
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
January 30, 2013
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is advising internet users to become aware that it is dangerous for Americans to go online. Napolitano [...]
Al-Qaeda Alert: DoJ Seize AP Phone Records Concerning CIA Secret Ops
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
May 14, 2013
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has been secretly obtaining telephone records of journalists who work at the Associated Press (AP).
Journalists affected by the intrusion said [...]
Cybersecurity “Compromise” Distracts From Destruction of Internet Freedoms
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
July 24, 2012
Last week, “compromise legislation” was brought before the US Senate that will enable federal agencies to assess cyber threats while giving them “permission” to exchange [...]
Issa Bill Could Give Short Reprieve from Draconian Controls Over the Web
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
December 1, 2012
Darrell Issa, member of the House of Representatives, has proposed legislation entitled the Internet American Moratorium Act of 2012 (IAMA) which would create “create [...]
E-Books: How Schools Use Technology to Better Spy on Students
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
May 8, 2013
Colleges across the country are adopting a new method for spying on their students.
CourseSmart Analytics has provided a beta version of digital texts with the goal of moving [...]
UN Ambassador: Control Free Speech With Legislation to Facilitate Civil Society
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 9, 2013
At the UN Headquarters in New York, the Ambassador of Norway, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, a fellow [...]
Rep Mike Rogers: Chinese Cyberterrorism Makes 9/11 Pale in Comparison
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 20, 2013
House Representative Mike Rogers, chair of the House Select Intelligence Committee (HSIC) said that the recent cyber-attacks attributed to China are a “cyberterrorism that makes 9/11 pale [...]
Destroying the Internet: Obama Exec Order, CISPA & Anonymous Hacktivists
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 25, 2013
Last week, President Obama signed executive order (EO) “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” which outlines “the need for improved cybersecurity” because [...]
China Requires Users to Identify Themselves on Internet
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
January 2, 2012
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (SCNPC) in China passed a law which requires citizens using the internet to identify themselves when signing up for Web [...]
US States Pass Legislation to Censor Free Speech on the Internet
Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
February 20, 2013
The Illinois State Senate has introduced bill 1614 entitled “Internet Posting Removal Act” that “provides that a web site administrator shall, upon request, remove any [...]
