Net Neutrality? http://theinternetmustgo.com/

Not totally true, parody actually, but really does show what net neutrality means.

http://theinternetmustgo.com/

Tor Servers crackable, according to ARS

Majority of Tor crypto keys could be broken, researcher says

 Rob Graham, CEO of penetration testing firm Errata Security, arrived at that conclusion by running his own "hostile" exit node on Tor and surveying the encryption algorithms established by incoming connections. About 76 percent of the 22,920 connections he polled used some form of 1024-bit Diffie-Hellman key.

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He went on to cite official Tor statistics to observe that only 10 percent of Tor servers are using version 2.4 of the software. That's the only Tor release that implements elliptical curve Diffie-Hellman crypto, which cryptographers believe is much harder to break. The remaining versions use keys that are presumed to be weaker.

Ad Blocking Illegal? Well, let me see...

The (bad word) president of the Interactive Advertising Bureau thinks blocking third party cookies and ads might be illegal.  Apparently so does a writer at CNET.

While I'm not a lawyer (IANAL).   I do understand that the the Computer Fraud and Abuse act criminalizes:

" (a) Whoever ... (2) intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains—...(C) information from any protected computer;"

 Can I put a message into my browsing header that creates my own terms of service that states:

"This computer browser is accessing a web site to collect public information and images in HTML format published by the owner of the web server site.  For reasons of data privacy and security, the policy of the owner of the browsing computer prohibits execution of any computer programming code such as, but not limited to, Javascript, Oracle Java, Microsoft ActiveX, and others without explicit permission, and has automated policies set to block execution of this code.  Sites that use technical measures to bypass these protections are considered attackers of the browsing computer, and may be blocked and/or prosecuted under Computer Fraud and Abuse act of the United States of America.

If this policy conflicts with your web site, please block your information from being sent to the browser.  If you would like our policy to change, indicate your own policy, and we will determine whether our policy can be temporarily modified. "

I suspect this is way to long to put in the browser headers, but I could certainly put in a link to my cloud site, and save the logs of the sites that access the policy.  It could certainly be part of the web browser.

An open letter to President Obama from a dedicated Democrat

(Obviously not me)

Letter to President Obama on Surveillance and Freedom

 Excerpt:

"This failure is deep. If you fail to fix it, you will be the President principally responsible for the effective death of the Fourth Amendment and worse."

Well why not, since he's already killed the first?

Graffiti of a bear licking Snowden in Finland

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32368051@N08/9510326553/in/photostream/

Are you wondering what RT is?

I'm seeing it mentioned in various places, including  Twitter and either NECN or Fox.

According to Wikipedia, it's Russia Today!

Glad I asked.

Do you really know what your mobile phone is doing?

From PC Magazine: Android 4.3's New 'Always-On' Wi-Fi Feature Buried in Settings

 "To improve location accuracy and for other purposes, Google and other apps may scan for nearby networks, even when Wi-Fi is off," describes Google. 

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Fire up the Settings app and tap your finger on the Wireless and Networks option. Tap on the Wi-Fi option, and then tap on the Overflow button on your phone's screen (the triple-dots icon). When this submenu pops up, tap your finger on the Advanced option. From there, you'll want to make sure to check the "Scanning always available" option if you want to participate in the new Android 4.3 feature. Otherwise, if it's checked, you need merely to uncheck it to ensure that "Wi-Fi off" really means "Wi-Fi off."

PS - Even in 4.1.1 and 4.2.2 there's weirdness in connection while asleep - go to wi-fi advanced,  and look at the "Keep Wi-fi on during sleep" - "always" might be checked - using battery like crazy?  Maybe change it to "Only when plugged in"?