The United Nations and its Conduct during the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

With US invasion intentions announced, where were the UN voices of moral law and integrity? Where was the outrage? Where was the intervention of the Secretary-General as per his obligations of UN Charter Article 99? Where were the many member states committed to protecting the UN Charter and tenets of international law? Given the forum [...]

Court Declares Newspaper Excerpt on Online Forum is Fair Use, Righthaven in Ruins

EFF | Copyright troll Righthaven is now in shambles after another court ruling affirming fair use.              

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook photos revealed after glitch exposes users’ private images

By: John Terauds, The Star.com Facebook users’ private pictures were exposed to unauthorized downloads for a few hours on Tuesday. This is the latest in a series of incidents that highlight the fragility of security in a global social network that counts 800 million users. A post on a BodyBuilding.com forum provided step-by-step instructions on [...]

Republican Jewish Coalition Bars Ron Paul From Presidential Debate, Says He’s Too “Misguided and Extreme”

Republican Jewish Coalition Bars Ron Paul From Presidential Debate, Says He’s Too “Misguided and Extreme”

Reason.com By Matt Welch December 2, 2011 On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Republican Jewish Coalition will host a presidential-candidates forum featuring Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. Not invited is the GOP candidate currently polling around third in New Hampshire and second in Iowa: Rep. Ron [...]

PREVIEW-Activists meet to defend Internet from state control

Internet activists will this week make an 11th-hour attempt to stop governments seizing more control of the Web that has fuelled Arab revolutions, enabled mass leaks of U.S. diplomatic cables and allowed online piracy to thrive. The Internet Governance Forum that begins in Nairobi on Tuesday brings together companies, non-profit groups, academics, engineers, government representatives [...]

Interpol chief calls for global electronic identity card system

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The head of INTERPOL has emphasized the need for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on citizen ID projects, e-passports, and border control management.The ID WORLD forum heard that such a card required developing a mechanism whereby the biometric identity features of migrants, such as fingerprints [...]

Feds eyeing online forums to correct ‘misinformation’

WeAreChange SF interviews Dr Lee and Dr Tsen on Tasers

The Canadian Press The next time you post an opinion in an online forum or a Facebook group message board, don’t be surprised if you get a rebuttal from a federal employee. The government is looking for ways to monitor online chatter about political issues and correct what it perceives as misinformation. Full Article U.S. [...]