North Korea demands joint inquiry with US into Sony Pictures hack

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/20/north-korea-proposes-joint-inquiry-us-sony-pictures-hack

<< Pyongyang denies responsibility for cyber-attack and threatens grave consequences if Washington continues to blame it. >>

The Interview: a guide to the film hackers don't want you to see

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/19/the-interview-film-guide-sony-hack

<< No viewer could interpret it as legitimate sabre-rattling – the lead characters are idiots and the scenario is preposterous. >>

Sony cyber attack linked to North Korean government hackers, FBI says

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/19/north-korea-responsible-sony-hack-us-official

<< President Obama expected to address hack of film company at mid-day press conference. >>

Obama on Sony pulling The Interview: "They made a mistake"

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/19/obama-sony-the-interview-mistake-north-korea

<< FBI pins blame for massive hack of Sony Pictures on North Korea. Obama: "We cannot have a dictator imposing censorship in the US". >>

I'm an Anonymous hacker in prison, and I am not a crook. I'm an activist.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/18/anonymous-hacker-prison-jeremy-hammond-hacktivism

<< We may have hacked Sony back in the day, but we are still a social justice movement, from economic inequality to police brutality. Hacktivism is still the future. >>

The Interview: Sony's retreat signals an unprecedented defeat on American turf

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/18/the-interview-sony-hack-north-korea-film

<< This is not the first time a Hollywood film has triggered an international incident, but the reaction has struck closer to home than ever before. >>

30,000 people bought crap on Black Friday – literally

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/17/30000-people-bought-crap-on-black-friday-literally-cards-against-humanity

<< The makers of humourous card game Cards Against Humanity sold $180,000-worth of actual poo in protest of Black Friday, donating all proceeds to charity. >>

Comcast Faces Lawsuit Over Home Wi-Fi Routers

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/comcast-lawsuit-modem-xfinity-hotspt,28191.html

<< A class-action lawsuit was filed against Comcast last week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The suit was submitted by East Bay residents Toyer Grear and daughter Joycelyn Harris, who claim that Comcast is using its equipment to exploit customers for profit. They're seeking an injunction that will prevent Comcast from using its residential wireless routers as public hotspots. The suit also seeks compensation for unspecified damages. >>

Global Internet Freedom On The Decline In 2014

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/global-internet-freedom-decline-2014,28175.html

<< A recent Freedom House report stated that Internet freedom dropped in 2014 because of new laws in many countries that criminalize certain Internet content and dissent. Freedom House is worried that this will create a snowball effect, with more and more countries wanting to pass similar laws. Eventually, a restrictive Internet could be the new status quo, globally. >>

Paul Schrader Wages Silent Protest Over Re-Edited "Dying Of The Light"

http://deadline.com/2014/10/paul-schrader-dying-of-the-light-nicolas-cage-protest-853521/

<< Paul Schrader isn't going gently into that good night. The Taxi Driver scribe and veteran director has found a way to address losing control over his latest film, the Nicolas Cage thriller Dying of the Light, which he says has been taken away from him ahead of its December 5 debut just two months after Lionsgate Home Entertainment acquired the film. >>

Top Obama Admin DOJ Official to Apple, Google: Encryption Will Lead to Dead Kids

http://www.dailytech.com/Top+Obama+Admin+DOJ+Official+to+Apple+Google+Encryption+Will+Lead+to+Dead+Kids/article36914.htm

<< Agency feels it's best to give up freedoms, privacy to "keep the kids safe", Apple and Google say "yea, right". >>

Comcast Ads "Reeducate" Public on TWC Merger's Net Neutrality "Benefits"

http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Ads+Reeducate+Public+on+TWC+Mergers+Net+Neutrality+Benefits/article36956.htm

<< Comcast hopes to reeducate the public and rewrite history to its benefit, winning public support for its hegemony ambitions. >>

Apple Accused Of Deleting Songs From iPods

http://time.com/3617875/apple-ipods-lawsuit/

<< Apple deleted music downloaded from rival services from customers' iPods several years ago, lawyers representing a group of iPod users suing Apple on antitrust grounds claimed Wednesday. >>

Hear, hear!

North Korea directive reveals apparent ban on sharing Kim Jong-un's name

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/03/kim-jong-un-north-korea-name-ban

<< Officials ordered to make citizens named after leader change their names, according to document obtained by South Korean TV. >>

Grand Theft Auto 5 banned by Australian chain due to "violence against women"

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/03/australian-store-bans-grand-theft-auto-5-violence-against-women

<< Retail chain Target says it has removed the R-rated game from shelves in stores across Australia due to complaints from customers. >>

"You're the bomb!" - Are you at risk from the anti-terrorism algorithms?

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/02/youre-the-bomb-are-you-at-risk-from-anti-terrorism-algorithms-automated-tracking-innocent-people

<< Does the stuff you post on the internet make you look like a terrorist? Is the rhythm of your typing sending the wrong signals? The government wants sites such as Google and Facebook to scan their users more closely. But if everything we do online is monitored by machines, how well does the system work? >>

Athens 1944: Britain's dirty secret

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/athens-1944-britains-dirty-secret

<< When 28 civilians were killed in Athens, it wasn't the Nazis who were to blame, it was the British. Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith reveal how Churchill's shameful decision to turn on the partisans who had fought on our side in the war sowed the seeds for the rise of the far right in Greece today. >>

He will still be able to use his nose to type.

No need to kill him. Just amputate his arms and legs, rip off his tongue and gouge his eyes out.