The Internet is Up

This tumblr site is a collection of posts detailing the state of the Internet, current events, and the policies and trends that affect the internet user. All mod cons also featured: Data Centers, Supercomputers, Hardware, Software and everything in between. Posts are selected by a diplomatic network engineer who prefers the perks of being a wallflower but will willingly take the role of Genghis Khan when necessary. The Internet is like water.

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Google sued by Gab over Play Store booting

'Free speech' Twitter alternative alleges antitrust foul

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On-line course for indie news journalists

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Is Google's Information Monopoly Too Dangerous? | Search Engines Compared by Steve Cioccolanti

Google’s monopoly on information is near hegemonic. If you concerned about search neutrality, privacy, propaganda and censorship, then, as suggested in this viral video on YouTube, it may be time to find alternatives to Google. Whether you agree with China or not, there is a reason why they ban Google+, Google News, Gmail, Blogger, Blogspot, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and nearly all porn from their citizens. The potential for mind control and moral corruption is enormous. China decided to let its native platforms develop without Western influence and they are succeeding in capturing traffic on platforms such as baidu.com, QQ.com, Taoboa.com, Alipay.com, and Youku.com. But

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Inside Yandex, the Russian tech company that claims to be better than Google

IBTimes UK was granted exclusive access to the Russian company's offices in Moscow. For more videos, head over to http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tv

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Gab Is Coming For Twitter

Twitter's poor handling of Milo Yiannopolous and censorship of trending hashtags led to the creation of Gab. Gab aims to be a social network which promotes free

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New NIST draft embeds privacy into US govt security for the first time

Federal agency addresses the new world of Alexa, smart cameras and IoT

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...Google’s left bias has created a politically correct monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence. This silence removes any checks against encroaching extremist and authoritarian policies.

the Google Manifesto

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http://freeourinternet.org/

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We're all saved. From the killer AI. We can live. Thanks to the IEEE

Rest assured, your personal software agent has been tested for loyalty

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2017: The FBI alerts parents to dangers of Internet of Sh*t toys

Families urged to brush up on opsec, check for privacy leaks, patch security flaws, if possible

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By: Wyatt Hoffman and Ariel E. Levite (Lawfare)

From the article:

A nascent international “gray” market for active cyber defense services (including hacking back) already exists. The growth of private sector [active cyber defense (ACD)] mirrors a similar development in maritime security: the shipping industry’s adoption of private armed guards in response to the escalating threat from Somali piracy. By the late 2000s, even huge naval deployments were unable to provide sufficient defense to shipping vessels. Private maritime security contractors left many governments struggling to belatedly impose order where little prevented or discouraged the private sector from turning to its own means of defense. But through the combined efforts of ship-owners, maritime insurers, and private maritime security providers, the private sector was to implement a credible and responsible solution that defused the threat. The same factors that catalyzed the rise of private maritime security contractors are pervading the cyber domain. Rather than continuing to debate whether to allow the practice of ACD, it is time to consider how to responsibly and credibly place ACD in the corporate tool kit. Wherever possible, this approach should draw on established private sector self-regulation mechanisms, including insurance-based solutions.

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Chance The Rapper Just Saved Soundcloud Your EDM | Matthew Meadow | July 14, 2017

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Thai-Russian Cooperation Seeks Thai Alternatives to Facebook, Google

New Eastern Outlook Journal | Joseph Thomas | 24 June 2017

Russian and Thai telecom interests have begun preliminary discussions toward creating local alternatives to social network and Internet search giants Facebook and Google in Thailand. The move, if successful, would represent another step toward breaking Facebook and Google’s monopoly over international information space and set further precedent for nation-states to take responsibility for their own respective information space.

image:  journal-neo.org

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The other side of Net Neutrality

... so easy to be fooled on this one.  Worth reading the red side of the story.  Check out the book, The Red Web, by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan.

1.  http://www.redstate.com/setonmotley/2017/04/26/george-soros-google-champion-government-control-internet/

2.  Some history:  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hacked-documents-reveal-soros-plans-for-more-internet-regulation/article/2601423

Washington Examiner | Rudy Takala | 9 Sep 2016 Documents obtained through the breach of George Soros' Open Society Foundations reveal a comprehensive vision for the future of the Internet, with the philanthropic group funding at least 13 organizations to promote expanding government-funded access and encouraging regulatory influence over the content users view.

Illustration: Hisham Almiraat | Global Voices Online | Flickr via Creative Commons

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Low Latency Pursuit Force

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Are you ready to be microchipped?