2014/02/26

My Way News - What's a bitcoin? A look at the digital currency
My Way News reports: "Early Tuesday, the world's most established exchange for bitcoin disappeared from the Internet, sending the price of the virtual currency tumbling and prompting fears that the world's biggest experiment in electronic cash could soon be strangled by fraud or regulation."

2014/02/10

My Way News - Turkey approves Internet restrictions
My Way News reports: "Turkey's Parliament has approved legislation that would tighten government controls over the Internet. With a show of hands, the legislators late Wednesday endorsed allowing Turkey's telecommunications authority to block websites for a privacy violation without a prior court decision. The legislation also would force Internet providers to keep records on Web users' activities for two years and make them available to authorities when requested, without notifying the users."

2014/02/05

My Way News - Internet firms release data on NSA spy requests
My Way News reports: "The data releases by the five major tech firms offered a mix of dispassionate graphics, reassurances and protests, seeking to alleviate customer concerns about government spying while pressuring national security officials about the companies' constitutional concerns. The shifting tone in the releases showed the precarious course that major tech firms have had to navigate in recent months, caught between their public commitments to Internet freedom and their enforced roles as data providers to U.S. spy agencies."