Neowin News Feed for: Anonymity

Chinese law for real-name internet registration passed

Paul Ferson — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:58:01 +0000

Chinese laws forcing real-name registration to use the internet have been passed, with further revisions likely to come. The legislation could allow removal of "illegal" posts within the country. Read more...

Executive order could be used to issue Cybersecurity Bill

Paul Ferson — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:38:31 +0100

After the Republican party managed to reject the Cybersecurity Bill in Congress, indications have suggested Obama could issue an executive order for the bill, completely cutting Congress out. Read more...

YouTube considers changing comment system

Paul Ferson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:58:46 +0100

A Q&A session during the Google I/O conference indicates that Google are paying attention to comments posted on YouTube, and could be contemplating changing the commenting system to crack down. Read more...

GEMA could have crippled YouTube due to copyright

Paul Ferson — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:29:53 +0100

GEMA, a German group responsible for royalty collection, has managed to take Google to court over YouTube's copyrighted videos, winning the case and potentially unleashing havoc on the site. Read more...

Trolling in Arizona could get you 25 years in jail

Paul Ferson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:56:59 +0100

Some light trolling can be fun on the internet, but Arizona's governors disagree. If you're a troll you could be looking at 25 years in prison if you just so happen to mess around occasionally. Read more...

New site publishes 'anonymous comments about every Facebook user'

Michael Collado — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:45:21 +0000

Anonymity on the Internet has been the topic of great debates since its inception, but more so in recent years. Just last week, Neowin reported that 4chan founder, Chris Poole, said that Facebook and Mark... Read more...

4chan founder: Zuckerberg 'totally wrong' about anonymity

Michael Collado — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:03:19 +0000

During a keynote speech today at SXSW, 4chan founder Chris Poole (or "moot" as he's known online) addressed two things: for one, he spoke about his currently upcoming new venture, Canvas; and secondly, he called... Read more...

Online trolls: "The Internet got the best of me"

Michael Collado — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:55:31 +0000

Anonymity online has been the double edged sword of Internet expression since cloaked commentary was allowed on every piece of media, from the tech blogs to the established periodical empires. And sometimes, the established tech... Read more...

Israeli Supreme Court makes Internet anonymity a constitutional right

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:56:09 +0100

In a recent Supreme Court ruling, Israel has ruled that anonymity on the Internet can only be forcefully removed "where a cause of action against the anonymous commenter exists and where the anonymity was used... Read more...

Tor Anonymity Server Admin Arrested

Steven Parker — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:19:06 +0100

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In a recent blog posting, a German operator of a Tor anonymous proxy server revealed that he was arrested by German police officers at the end of July. Although he was released shortly afterwards, information... Read more...

PowerUser.tv Ep 20: Printing Organs, Net Anonymity, Xbox360

WishX — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:20:48 +0000

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This week the gang at PowerUser.tv discuss a biomedical breakthrough that allows doctors to print human organs, more privacy and anonymity slipping away on the Net thanks to the US Senate and chipmakers,... Read more...

Do-it-yourself Internet anonymity

Steven Parker — Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:06:22 +0000

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Thanks to The Register for the heads up on a step-by-step guide on protecting your identity on the Internet, Neowin Read rating is a 10/10 so check it. Blurb: Along with... Read more...