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Internet Users Rejoice -- SOPA is Dead

Internet Users Rejoice — SOPA is Dead

After several months of animated protests by the online community, Lamar Smith, the sponsor of the “Stop Online Piracy Act” has decided to withdraw the bill. Continue reading

SOPA, The Bill that Could "Kill the Internet" Comes Closer to Passing

SOPA, The Bill that Could “Kill the Internet” Comes Closer to Passing

H.R. 3261, also known as SOPA has definitely been under scrutiny by the tech world. The concern is that SOPA could bring US internet censorship to dangerously draconian levels. Continue reading

Man Banned from Internet for Exceeding Comcast Data Limits

Man Banned from Internet for Exceeding Comcast Data Limits

Andre Vrignaud is a Seattle gaming consultant who does most of his work online. Unfortunately, his excessive use of data has earned him a one-year-ban from the internet. Continue reading

China Hates Internet, Blocks Google+ (Already)

China Hates Internet, Blocks Google+ (Already)

Even though Google+ hasn’t been officially released to the public yet, China has already banned it from their country. Will Google retaliate? Continue reading

iPhone App BeautyMeter Pulled for Underage Jailbait Porn

By a show of hands, who loves porn? Don’t be ashamed! I don’t blame you if you’ve felt a little guilt over the past few weeks with the way Apple shuns the nude female form. But in this second case of porn removal (so far), we can at least see the legal sense. Free iPhone app “BeautyMeter,” which was sort of like a modern version of “Hot or Not,” was pulled from the iTunes App Store shelves after teenage girls... Continue reading

FLASH: BLOGGER ‘SQUEAMISH’ OVER SILENT HILL: HOMECOMING VIOLENCE

NEWS FLASH: CRUNCHGEAR BLOGGER NICHOLAS DELEON IS “SQUEAMISH WHEN IT COMES TO EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE.” THE REPORT COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE RELEASE OF SILENT HILL: HOMECOMING, A SURVIVAL HORROR VIDEO GAME. SAID VIOLENCE INCLUDES: …the OFLC [the Australian ratings board] cited several high impact scenes in the game, mostly focusing on drilling into and severing body parts. One scene in particular that was highlighted as a problem involved Alex (the main character) having a drill forced into his right... Continue reading

Three French Journalists Tossed From Black Hat ’08

We’re not actively covering the Black Hat 2008 security conference currently going on in Las Vegas but there is some crazy stuff happening. Similar to when I attended Defcon years ago with Hack a Day, there was a Wall of Sheep. The WoS displays people who got hacked and insecure connections to prove a point and expose weaknesses in wireless security. During the conference, three journalists from a French publication hacked the press room Internet connection and stole a ton... Continue reading