December 2010
21 posts
Politicians struggling to cope with that... →
Great multi-issued article by Colin Jacobs, chair of the Electronic Frontiers Australia (the Aussie EFF).
Courtesy David.
Apple bans WikiLeaks iPhone app →
Do we need more reasons why Apple should not be in control of the software industry (and if they get their way, the web too, given how many web sites are becoming iPhone apps)?
On the other hand, “Google … has kept more than half a dozen apps available on its Android Marketplace that make it easier to access the confidential US government documents.” Awesome — but note a...
WWF file format stupidity →
I have been following this topic today, courtesy David. I just found out about it. Finally, this website (also courtesy David) gives a full rundown from a FOSS point of view.
In summary, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF, which I just found out today changed their name from World Wildlife Fund, not sure why) have put out a new document format, “.wwf”, as part of a campaign to reduce...
The US Government's pursuit of WikiLeaks could be... →
Honestly, sorry about all the WikiLeaks updates. I think there was something about ChromeOS a few days back.
PayPal cut off WikiLeaks under government pressure →
“The US government basically wrote a letter saying the WikiLeaks activities were deemed illegal in the US and as a result our policy groups had to make the decision of suspending their account,” PayPal vice-president Osama Bedier said in an Internet video address.
Richard Stallman on ChromeOS →
Really? Richard, I agree with everything you say, but please stop with the stupid replacement names for technologies you don’t like. They are lame and just confuse everybody.
Apparently the replacement term for “cloud computing” is “careless computing”. What the hell does that mean? It has even more “devoid of substantive meaning” than “cloud...
“[Richard Stallman] is always eventually right, years ago he was warning about...”
– Slashdot comment
Keeping Your Password Safe From Incompetent... →
By Tim
TED: Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks →
20-minute video interview (July 2010)
UN reporter defends WikiLeaks, condemns death... →
“[Wikileaks] says some reporters have already been sent a heavily-encrypted file...”
– Associated Press
s/some reporters/everybody/
WikiLeaks links
Assange arrested in Britain
So, Why is WikiLeaks a Good Thing Again? (Courtesy Mike)
Open letter to Julia Gillard, re Julian Assange
US Apache guns down surrendering insurgents — “Lawyer stated they cannot surrender to aircraft.”
US to Host “World Press Freedom Day” — Brought to you by the US Department of Irony (Courtesy Jono)
“If you post it to us, a good option is to encrypt the USB file/CD file and then...”
– WikiLeaks submissions guidelines.
Wondering why WL doesn’t have a well-known public key to encrypt with. Maybe there is a good reason (such as that if WL is itself compromised, they may have to turn over the private key). I suppose this way keeps WL decentralised.
Edit: Update URL.
November 2010
42 posts
Julian Assange: Destroying the conspiracy →
A great reflective essay on the writing and motives of Julian Assange.
Courtesy Iain.