Archive for October, 2011
Quantum Locking
October 18th, 2011Via: YouTube:
Spain: Catholic Church Child Trafficking Network
October 18th, 2011Via: BBC: Spain is reeling from an avalanche of allegations of baby theft and baby trafficking. The trade began at the end of the Spanish civil war and continued for 50 years – hundreds of thousands of babies are thought to have been traded by nuns, priests and doctors up to the 1990s. This World […]
Organic Farming vs. Conventional Farming: Results of a 30 Year Study
October 17th, 2011Via: Rodale Institute: Organic yields match conventional yields. Organic outperforms conventional in years of drought. Organic farming systems build rather than deplete soil organic matter, making it a more sustainable system. Organic farming uses 45% less energy and is more efficient. Conventional systems produce 40% more greenhouse gases. Organic farming systems are more profitable than […]
Facebook Accused of Violating U.S. Wiretap Law
October 17th, 2011I know. You get it re: Facebook already. Ok, one more: Why Facebook Is After Your Kids. Via: Register: A Mississippi woman has accused Facebook of violating federal wiretap statutes by tracking her internet browsing history even when she wasn’t logged onto the social networking site. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court […]
U.S. Government Refuses FOIA Request to Turn Over ‘Secret’ Interpretation of Patriot Act
October 17th, 2011Via: TechDirt: We’ve been covering for a while now how Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall have been very concerned over the secret interpretation the feds have of one piece of the PATRIOT Act. They’ve been trying to pressure the government into publicly explaining how they interpret the law, because they believe that it directly […]
Verizon Wireless Now Handing Over Your Web, Location and App Data to Advertisers by Default
October 17th, 2011Via: PC Magazine: For the last month, Verizon Wireless has been notifying customers through email of a major change to its default privacy setting: it will begin collecting your Web browsing history, cell phone location and app usage, for third-party marketing purposes. You can opt out of such surveillance, although Verizon has promised not to […]
Cryptogon Readers Sign Up for Hosting with BlueHost
October 17th, 2011Wow, readers are really going for hosting packages with BlueHost this month. Thanks to the owners of babajj.com, algadelta.com, and sunenergyapps.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $270 in commissions as a result! I see that BlueHost is having one of their $3.95/month hosting blowout sales right now. These usually don’t last […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions in October
October 17th, 2011Thank you. Pookie $75 Eileen $75 BS $25 Anonymous $56.23 JA $11.11
September Earnings
October 17th, 2011Earnings in September came to a total of $1616.91, which is a fantastic result. Thank you very much to those of you who kept Cryptogon going in September.
Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD
October 16th, 2011My guess is that we would all be taken aback if we could know the complete list of agencies working that thing. Via: Gawker: The Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on for a month. And it seems the FBI and NYPD have had help tracking protesters’ moves thanks to a conservative computer security […]
