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Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later

Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later
  • Posted December 31, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • When YouTube refused to take down a controversial video called "Innocence of Muslims" this summer, a small number of violent protests were sparked. Pakistani officials reacted by imposing a country-wide block of YouTube. According to the New York Times, YouTube was made…

Non-profit ISP start up promises fully encrypted, private Internet

Non-profit ISP start up promises fully encrypted, private Internet
  • Posted April 11, 2012, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • In an editorial piece by Cnet, Nicholas Merrill describes his upcoming Internet service, Calyx, as a "non-profit telecommunications provider dedicated to privacy, using ubiquitous encryption". According to Merrill, his goal is to fully encrypt Internet traffic at the ISP level…

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary
  • Posted February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • On Friday, Cnet sources confirmed that Iran has begun preemptively blocking websites in anticipation of civil unrest this weekend. Tomorrow is significant because it marks the third anniversary of the Green Revolution, a movement where outraged citizens took to the…

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches today in the U.S. and Europe

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches today in the U.S. and Europe
  • Posted December 20, 2011, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Software With Video
  • One of the most anticipated games of the year is launching today as Star Wars: The Old Republic is now available for the PC in North America and Europe. Fans of the series have been looking forward to this day since the title was originally announced...

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