Will YOU lose the internet on Monday? Here’s how to avoid malware meltdown

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170393/Malware-meltdown-Heres-avoid-losing-internet-Monday.html Hundreds of thousands of PCs still at risk worldwide FBI ‘ring-fenced’ the virus late last year – but protection ends on Monday See below for advice on checking if your computer has been infected By Daily Mail Reporters PUBLISHED: 21:06 EST, 7 July 2012 | UPDATED: 10:29 EST, 8 July 2012 Tens of thousands […]

Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/malware-may-knock-thousands-off-063924736.html By Lolita c. Baldor, Associated Press | Associated Press – 2 hours 50 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a […]

‘Internet blackout’ set for 9 July: FBI to ‘pull plug’ on 350,000 virus-infected machines – cutting off Web for users in U.S. and UK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2134853/Internet-blackout-set-9-July-FBI-pull-plug-350-000-virus-infected-machines.html Machines infected with virus being ‘kept alive’ by FBI Operation costing so much FBI will ‘pull plug’ on 9 July 350,000 PCs infected, mostly private individuals 80,000 victims in U.S., 20,000 in UK By Rob Waugh UPDATED: 06:50 EST, 25 April 2012 On 9 July this year, the internet will suddenly ‘turn off’ for […]

Iran government cuts off internet access as hardline regime makes a stand

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099549/Iran-government-cuts-internet-access-hardline-regime-makes-stand.html By John Hutchinson Last updated at 9:01 PM on 10th February 2012 Iran has demonstrated further evidence of its strict regime after the government cut internet links leaving millions without email and social networks. Interestingly, the shutdown comes at a time when inhabitants are preparing to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, […]

Wikipedia protest hits home: U.S. senators withdraw support for anti-piracy bills as 4.5 million sign petition

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087673/Wikipedia-blackout-SOPA-protest-US-senators-withdraw-support-anti-piracy-bills.html Wikipedia back online at 5am today after 24 hour blackout 18 senators withdraw support for controversial bills Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg opposes censorship law And says internet is ‘powerful tool for creating open and connected world’ 7,000 sites across the net joined protest Founder Jimmy Wales calls the strike an ‘extraordinary action’ Hollywood movie […]

Americans Won’t Welcome Web-Piracy Crackdown: Joe Karaganis

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-19/americans-won-t-welcome-online-piracy-crackdown-joe-karaganis.html By Joe Karaganis Jan 18, 2012 7:37 PM ET This month, Congress is expected to move forward on controversial legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) in the Senate, both aimed at halting online copyright infringement. The shorthand version of the controversy pits Hollywood […]

SOPA’s Architect Is Finally Starting to Back Down

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/01/sopas-architect-finally-starting-back-down/47425/ Flickr / ryanjreilly Adam Clark Estes 3,695 Views Jan 13, 2012 Less than 24-hours after promising not to yield, the Texas congressman and author of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Lamar Smith is yielding on the bill’s controversial language that would allow the government to censor the Internet — for now. “After consultation with […]

Guess Who Just Jumped on the Anti-SOPA Train

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/guess-who-just-jumped-anti-sopa-train/47433/ Ted Mann 1:50 PM ET The Obama administration has waded into the controversy over SOPA, the anti-piracy bill whose supporters include major entertainment industry groups like the MPAA and RIAA, and whose opponents warn it could lead to censorship and seriously threaten the existing structure of the internet. The Obama administration, in the form […]

Your Latest Anti-SOPA Celeb? Al Gore

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/your-latest-anti-sopa-celeb-al-gore/47118/ Ted Mann 1:31 PM ET Passage of the Stop Online Piracy Act could “have the effect of really shutting down the vibrancy of the Internet,” Al Gore warned this week, according to Mashable. Speaking to a crowd at a CareerBuilder, Gore joined the chorus of people who warn that the effort to ratchet back […]