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Monday, 29th November 2010

U.S. Government Explains Its Seizure of 80 Web Domains

The U.S. Department of Justice and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have confirmed the seizure of 82 domains as part of "Operation in Our Sites 2." News of the seizures broke over the Thanksgiving weekend, when TorrentFreak first reported that the sites RapGodfathers and Torrent Finder, along with numerous others had been shut down. The…

Audrey Watters comments

Hacker Poll: Should All Programmers Learn Assembly?

Programming from the Ground Up (available online or in print) is a Linux assembly language book by Jonathan Bartlett. The lessons in the book assume no previous programming experience on the part of the learner. The book's ad copy claims that "The difference between mediocre and star programmers is that star programmers understand assembly…

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Personal Info Aggregator Rapleaf Hires Chief Privacy Officer

Rapleaf, the personal information aggregation service, has brought on a new member of the team to serve as general counsel and chief privacy officer. For the San Francisco startup that recently made headlines over its tracking techniques, the addition of Ken Dreifach should help. After all, the company released an API just last week that offers…

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Springboard Launches Accelerator Program for Early Stage European Startups

Springboard has launched a new mentorship-led accelerator program for European startups. Springboard debuted in 2009 as an "accidental incubator" emerging from the company Red Gate Software. Springboard aims to help early stage startups. The program offers seed capital, office space, and "most importantly - that magical ingredient of…

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Siprnet, the Secret Internet Network Where the Latest Wikileaks Documents Originated

While much of the focus on Wikileaks addresses the legal, ethical, and security ramifications surrounding the release of secret government documents, the publication yesterday of 250,000 diplomatic cables also raises a number of questions about the existence of, as well as the security of, such a large database of classified government…

Audrey Watters comments

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