Dalle2 AI is a tool for stealing copyrighted IP
AI vs IP Is Artificial Intelligence being used as a means to extract value from copyrighted intellectual property? For years pundits and advocates have struggled to attach tangible meaning to…
FBI investing millions in software to monitor social media platforms
Users of social media platforms might want to be careful what is posted moving forward, as law enforcement officials may be watching. The FBI has invested millions of dollars into…
Using the IPFire URL Filter Configuration
This is a simple video walk-through of the IPFire URL Filter Configuration in the new IPFire/AMENDMENT1 downloadable image file. IPFire is a great OS that we have been experimenting with…
IPFire Build for Raspberry Pi 3B+
Since the great "supply chain disruption" of 2021 has hit computer chips, and Raspberry Pi enthusiasts in particular, we've been working on an alternative for the AMENDMENT1 in a downloadable…
Postal Censorship and Surveillance: A Timeline
A year before independence, the Continental Congress creates the Postal Service—not as a government agency, but as one of several new independent alternatives to the British postal system. One advantage:…
Section 230: The Tiny Clause that Rules the Internet
The interminable battle between “free speech” and liability for illegal online activities often winds up with lawmakers, journalists, academics, and everyone in between talking about Section 230. It's rare that…
New bill threatens journalists’ ability to protect sources
Under the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (or EARN IT) Act, a government commission would define best practices for how technology companies should combat this type of…
Why people need the dark web, whether they want it or not
Never before has the real world been so interconnected with the cyber with an increasing amount of our everyday activity becoming digitised. However, what we say, what information we look…