Tag: internet
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Coalition to propose crack downs on Torrenting
The Abbott government is considering reforms that would make it more difficult to download content using torrents, as well as undermining the online privacy of Australians. On February 14, Attorney-General George Brandis’ response to the Australian Digital Alliance forum held in Canberra revealed that the Abbott government was considering a graduated response scheme to deal with online copyright…
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Something Happened: The Government Wants to Read Your Email
We all do things we’d rather not have others know about. It’s part of being a human being, what goes on between our ears is our own business. We deserve and expect privacy in what we do as a cultural norm. What we do in the comfort of our own homes as long as it…
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Something Happened: Where Do Your Downloads Come From?
It’s 10pm EST on the United States east coast, and the credits of the most pirated TV show in history, “Game of Thrones” have just finished rolling. Hundreds of geeks all over the east coast are rushing to (or are already on) their computers. They’ve just recorded the entire show in HD and are rushing…
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Something Happened: Invading Your Internet Privacy (Again)
We all look at things on the internet we’d be ashamed to share with other people. Whether it’s online gambling, a particular niche type of pornography or an obsession with fan-fiction, we all have certain aspects of our personalities we’d like to keep away from the public eye.
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Review: How Is The Internet Changing The Way You Think?
I have found that I am rather at the mercy of my various anxieties. Often I just let myself stew, annoying friends and family with my – often drunken – anxiety-driven rants about how the microwave is going to fry your insides or how key it is to ingest large amounts of Echinacea. However, there…
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International IP Agreement May Change Net Forever
Whilst the shelving of SOPA and PIPA legislations in the United States has defrayed anxiety for the time being, there are signs that a significant international treaty may, in fact, extend the same obligations around the world. First presented for negotiation in Geneva in 2008, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, known as ACTA, has already been…