House to examine plan for United Nations to regulate the InternetSource: TheHill.com
House lawmakers will consider an international proposal next week to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.
The proposal is backed by China, Russia, Brazil, India and other UN members, and would give the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) mor …
U.S. officials to further discuss possible U.N. plans to takeover InternetSource: The Daily Caller
United States officials are expected to take further action next week to address the threat of a U.N. takeover of the Internet.
The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is scheduled to hold a hearing Thursday to discuss the various internat …
Leaving Facebookistan15 hours ago - Seeded by
Carloz Source: New Yorker
By Steve Coll - Facebook has made jarring mistakes as its leaders have learned what it means to run a profit-motivated political and public forum. In 2009, for example, the corporation exposed Iranian dissidents to danger by unilaterally changing privacy rules that allowed the …
It's Not Just Porn: Why Ultra-Orthodox Jews Fear the Internet Source: The Atlantic
There's a reason ultra-Orthodox Jews wear long black coats, even in summertime: They've been resisting modernity since the Enlightenment era. But while their 18th century clothes may set them apart on the streets of Brooklyn, it can't stop Twitter feeds and Google News updates …

Growing up in the 1980's/1990's brought on many strange adventures - learning to ride a bike, the introduction of the video game, and the mainstream use of the computer. I recall my first computer - an Apple IIc. It had a green monitor, floppy disc drive (one of thos …
How to Muddy Your Tracks on the InternetSource: The New York Times
While it’s probably impossible to cloak your online activities fully, you can take steps to do the technological equivalent of throwing on a pair of boxers and a T-shirt. Some of these measures are quite easy and many are free. Of course, the more effort and money you exp …
'Fatally flawed': Why third parties still fail despite voter angerSource: CNN
Aside from the political challenges, some saw the Americans Elect process for nominating candidates as too long and rigorous: Its website has hundreds of pages of bylaws, rules, committee pledges, candidate pledges, elector applications and briefing books.
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Here is another scam that is making its way around. While it is not new, it seems to have been revived, since I've received several of these in the past few weeks alone. Do not even click on the email message, let alone open any of the links; it IS a scam as detailed …
Inside stomach: Ramen Noodle digestion goes viral Source: wcvb.com
Chemically preserved for a long shelf life, and easy on the budget at four packages for $1, packaged Ramen Noodles are a staple in many homes. But until now, no one's ever gotten a look at what happens to them inside the stomach.
Rebecca Kamm: The teen fighting photoshop Source: New Zealand Herald
The miniature activist has started a petition calling on Seventeen magazine, known for their liberal use of digital enhancement, to commit to one photoshop-free spread per issue. And it's already got 73,000 signatures.
BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study FindsSource: TorrentFreak
A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the major record labels, the paper concludes that there is absolutely no evidence th …
Facebook is as pleasurable as food or sex: studySource: japantoday.com
"Just as monkeys are willing to forgo juice rewards to view dominant groupmates and college students are willing to give up money to view attractive members of the opposite sex, our participants were willing to forgo money to think and talk about themselves," the researchers …