Monthly Archives: July 2013

Russia to go back to typewriters and NSA not welcome on hackers conference

Some amusing after effects of Edward Snowden's revelations hit the news today. The FSO which protects the Russian elite as well as the ' nuclear launch controls' will buy 20 Triumph typewriters (google them if you don't know how old … Continue reading

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Encrypted messenger service is instant crowdfunding succes

Raising $85.000 in a little over a day by offering a secure replacement for Whatsapp, MessageMe and iMessage is quite an accomplishment. One of the Pirate Bay founders co-founded 'Hemlis' which means "Secret" in Swedish. Their inspiration is the recent … Continue reading

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Edward Snowden: Hero or traitor America is basically a good country'

There are many introductions possible to this video and I considered most of them, but none improve on just listening to what this young patriot conveys himself.The management summary is: just watch this seven minutes video. If after two minutes … Continue reading

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A Bolivian private jet was forced to stop in Austria on suspicion Snowden could be on board

Just minutes after posting that the whistleblower became his own worst enemy as all publicity goes to his asylum attempts, there was a new breaking story. Edward Snowden was believed to be on a private plane transporting the Bolivian presdient. … Continue reading

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From whistle to whimper: how Edward Snowden became his own worst enemy

Unfortunately the young whistleblower is now severely damaging his own goals. Instead of the world focusing on the colossal privacy issues of tapping millions if not hundreds of millions of people and the post 9/11 ‘state hidden in secret laws’ … Continue reading

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Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in 15 countries

One of them being Russia. He is said to have given Russian diplomats a list of 15 countries where he wants to seek political asylum. No doubt a desperate step now that Ecuador is no longer that willing to offer … Continue reading

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