The Grid

June 11, 2013

What do the NBA and the NSA have in common? Both use big data tools to yield highly detailed answers from enormous volumes of information.

Business, Economics and Jobs

4 reasons why BuzzFeed's Chris 'funkmasta' Baker is totally behind OpTrollTheNSA

GlobalPost

June 10, 2013

Even before he outed himself, we would've bet you an ironic nature tee and a fixie that Buzzfeed's Chris Baker is behind trollthensa.com.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Anonymous vs. PETA: How a case of kitten killing turned into a fight over free speech

GlobalPost

June 06, 2013

Anonymous is defending what they call a right to anonymity with "OpPETA," protesting attempts by the animal rights organization to sue online commenters for defamation.

Business, Economics and Jobs

After DOJ probe, online anonymizers become journalism's new standard

GlobalPost

May 17, 2013

Analysis: It's not enough to trust law enforcement not to spy on the press. How journalists, especially freelancers, can protect themselves and their sources from prying eyes.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Q&A with Syrian Electronic Army: Assad loyalists or independent hacktivists?

GlobalPost

May 09, 2013

Is the Syrian Electronic Army a bunch of regime lackeys or concerned secularists? In an interview with GlobalPost, members of the Syrian Electronic Army say they have their own agenda.

Business, Economics and Jobs

An interview with the Syrian Electronic Army

GlobalPost

May 09, 2013

Is the Syrian Electronic Army a bunch of regime lackeys or concerned secularists? In an interview with GlobalPost, members of the Syrian Electronic Army say they have their own agenda.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Myanmar: Anonymous rallies around Rohingya, prepares for online operation

GlobalPost

May 06, 2013

Worried that ethnic cleansing may take place without international attention, Anonymous is preparing an operation in support of Myanmar's minority Muslim Rohingya ethnic group, possibly targeting government officials.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Cracking military database, hacker seizes information on vulnerabilities in US dams

GlobalPost

May 02, 2013

The hacked database contains comprehensive information about 79,000 dams throughout the US, including the estimated number of deaths there would be if a given dam failed.

Lifestyle

Pro-Assad hackers take control of CBS News' social media accounts

GlobalPost

April 23, 2013

The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of pro-Assad hackers, took control of CBS News Twitter accounts 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and CBS News Denver on Sunday.

Business, Economics and Jobs

As thousands of dollars are raised for consolidated 'Anonymous' news agency, Anonymous faces infighting

GlobalPost

April 18, 2013

Your Anon News, an incredibly powerful faction within the Anonymous collective, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for a consolidated news outlet to operate under the Anonymous brand. Some Anons fear a centralization of control of the once leaderless, amorphous collective.

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