Neowin News Feed for: Activists

Apple warns Thai activists they are targets of ‘state-sponsored attackers'

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:24:01 +0000

Apple is sending warnings to Thai activists about a possibility of state-sponsored attacks which can allow them to remote access sensitive data or get access to communications, camera and microphone. Read more...

Activists lure government and industry officials with free open Wi-Fi at security conference

Andy Weir — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:28:01 +0000

Activists from the youth wing of Sweden's Pirate Party provided free Wi-Fi at a major security conference, and viewed the web usage of top government and industry figures via the unencrypted hotspot. Read more...

Privacy activists attempt block of Google's purchase

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:50:21 +0000

Privacy groups have lodged a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over Google's proposed acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick. The merger will give the combined company unprecedented power, they argue. Three groups have... Read more...

Anti-DRM activists rap Steve Jobs

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:42:26 +0000

DefectiveByDesign, a branch of the Free Software Foundation that opposes the use of DRM software, has begun an online petition urging Apple chief executive Steve Jobs to remove protections from the iTunes Music Store. The... Read more...

Do Not Call list under attack, Activists say

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:05:35 +0000

They're back. Or they might be, those pesky telemarketing calls, after nearly two years of peaceful, interruption-free dinners. That's the warning a consumer protection group is about to issue. Legal wrangling threatens... Read more...

Open-Source Activists Protest SCO, MS Anti-Linux Lobbying

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:04:58 +0000

Open-source activists gathered at LinuxWorld Expo late last week to protest what they say are anti-Linux campaigns being spearheaded on Capitol Hill by rivals the SCO Group and Microsoft. Thursday evening, Linux lobbyists, academics, programmers... Read more...

Recycling activists condemn US PC makers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:12:36 +0000

US technology companies have been criticised for failing to match their foreign counterparts when it comes to electronics recycling and reducing hazardous waste. The latest annual report from recycling proponents Computer TakeBack... Read more...

Activists target Pentagon internet information head

Tue, 24 Dec 2002 10:54:39 +0000

Internet activists have a message for John Poindexter, the head of a controversial Pentagon research project to find terrorists by searching the everyday transactions of Americans: Threaten to invade our privacy, we'll invade yours. ... Read more...