What You Need to Know about the Internet’s Energy Impact

What You Need to Know about the Internet’s Energy Impact

The recent, rapid growth of digital technologies has produced a vast new appetite for electrical power.  Internet data centers, which function as the “factories” of the digital economy, are largely responsible for this demand. Today, the Internet’s electricity...
Dark Fiber and the Future of the Internet

Dark Fiber and the Future of the Internet

A mere cursory glimpse into the future foretells of a world in which the Internet has been integrated into almost every facet of our lives. However, the flood of smartphones, laptops, and “Internet of Things”-enabled devices in recent years has led it to expand at a...
The Pirate Bay Cofounder Happy to See TPB Dead and Buried

The Pirate Bay Cofounder Happy to See TPB Dead and Buried

  The Pirate Bay In what seems to be a final nail in The Pirate Bay’s coffin, one of the founders of this mega torrent site, Peter Sunde today stated that he was glad that TPB was shut down.  This statement was made by him in a blogpost on a aptly named website,...
CIA Torture Pseudonyms

CIA Torture Pseudonyms

via Cryptome.org 11 December 2014 CIA Torture Pseudonyms Paulmd199 sends: CIA Torture Pseudonyms Update: The “Associates” of “Company Y” are now known, as is “CIA officer 2.” Additional people and details have become known. The...
Recommendations for the Hacktivist Community

Recommendations for the Hacktivist Community

Statement of Purpose I have been observing the hacker and hacktivist communities, at times very closely, for many years. The exact definition of “hacker” and “hacktivist” varies from author to author, so I shall make my interpretation of these words very clear. Let us...
Your Voice is Being Used to ID and Track You

Your Voice is Being Used to ID and Track You

Voice biometrics—the use of voice-recognition software to record and use your speech patterns as a unique “fingerprint” that can be used to identify you—will be increasingly standardized for government and businesses in the next two to three years Everybody has a...
Fraud Holiday: The Truth About Christopher Columbus

Fraud Holiday: The Truth About Christopher Columbus

“What we committed in the Indies stands out among the most unpardonable offenses ever committed against God and mankind, and this trade [in Indian slaves] as one of the most unjust, evil, and cruel among them.” – Bartolomé de las Casas Christopher Columbus...