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Press and internet freedom advocates join crypto users in support of Wikileaks’ Assange

DIGIT — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:12:42 +0000

Digital and journalistic rights are at stake in the trial for Julian Assange’s extradition, say 24 major advocacy groups.

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It’s not about data ownership, it’s about data control, EFF director says

DIGIT — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:00:00 +0000

She believes that by agreeing to certain “Terms of Service,” users abdicate a portion of their rights.

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Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried

DIGIT — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 03:30:50 +0000

On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made the crypto community quite leery of the platform and some proponents […]

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The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:05:14 +0000

On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts. It was a crazy day in the world […]

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John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

DIGIT — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:45:42 +0000

Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather. We have no elected government, nor […]

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What Is the Streisand Effect?

DIGIT — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:25 +0000

Since its conception, the internet has been championed as a place where information and data should not be censored. While in practice this has not always been the case, especially with governmental rulings and policies to prevent access to and use of the internet, internet advocates have largely become hostile to the idea of censoring or […]

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Crypto Community Fears Passage of the CLOUD Act

DIGIT — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:58:10 +0000

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act just passed – almost in secret – tucked deep inside a voluminous spending package of well over a trillion dollars. No debate. No up or down vote on the merits of CLOUD. Instead, lawmakers would have had to reject the entire bill, thousands of pages, and […]

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Fifteen Ways to Donate Bitcoin to Charity This Holiday Season

DIGIT — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 23:51:10 +0000

The holidays are coming, and as bitcoin has increased in value, many crypto-proponents are donating their funds during this year’s “season of giving.” There’s a whole lot of charitable efforts and causes accepting bitcoin this year, and we’ve hunted down a wide variety of nonprofits for your convenience. Also read: Options Giant CME Launches Bitcoin Futures […]

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