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Google Drive disruption plagues Internet users

March 18, 2013 12:44
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Google Drive users may have found themselves faced with an inexplicable disruption in their usually trusty cloud-based service on March 18th, leaving many internet addicts and IT worker bees questioning what exactly was going on. No answers yet, says Google, but users are quickly seeing their Drive service restored, according to the Apps Status dashboard — meaning those sad, broken-apart robots are unlikely to be a permanent browser fixture for the Drive-reliant among us.

France purges the hashtag from the language; offers French replacement for the term

January 28, 2013 13:23
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French Twitter addicts, be forewarned: the word "hashtag" is officially frowned upon in language-proud France, where government officials have decided to purge the 21st-century phrase from the language, replacing it with one of their own.

Internet access is "essential" human right, rules German court

January 28, 2013 12:38
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Is the Internet an essential human right? A German court has deemed Internet access "essential," and compared a lack of access to the loss of a car in terms of its ability to disrupt lives.
January 11, 2013 17:04

Turkey has some serious human rights issues

A number of right groups have sent an open letter to President Obama asking for a firmer hand dealing with Turkey. We lay out what the problems are.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sits in Parliament on December 10, 2012. Erdogan has been behind many repressive new laws that human rights groups say violate political freedoms. ( ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

In an open letter to President Obama today, a number of rights organizations expressed their concern with the continuing human rights situation in Turkey, specifically calling on the administration to take a stronger hand with Prime Minister Erdogan.

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OpSyria: Anonymous declares cyberwar on Syrian government for taking Syria offline

November 30, 2012 11:20
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The hacker collective Anonymous has threatened to attack Syrian government websites, as Syria remains offline for a second day.

Domain wars: South America vs. Amazon.com

November 29, 2012 07:00
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LIMA — In the latest battle over coveted web domain names, there's a rumble in the jungle — pitting Amazon vs. the Amazon.

Asian bloggers discuss Internet freedom at Cambodia conference

November 4, 2012 13:29
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Bloggers from across Asia came together in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap this weekend to discuss blogging, technology and Internet freedom at 2012's Blogfest Asia festival, a gathering of over 160 opinionated and distinctly geeky participants.Tops on the agenda? Internet freedom.

Mark Zuckerberg 'friends' Dmitry Medvedev

October 1, 2012 12:43
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"As you probably know, we in Russia have not only gas, not only oil, not only gold, not only diamonds – but also an IT industry," Medvedev informed Zuckerberg.

Sweden gives $59 million in aid to Cambodia, soon after Cambodia agrees to deport The Pirate Bay cofounder

September 6, 2012 12:45
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The Cambodian Pirate Bay fracas continues, as it was revealed Wednesday that Sweden is handing $59 million in aid to Cambodia with somewhat suspect timing, as Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svart­­­­­holm Warg faces imminent deportation.

Pirate Bay Co-Founder will be deported from Cambodia, say authorities

September 4, 2012 11:48
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Cambodian authorities will deport Pirate Bay cofounder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Reuters reported Tuesday, although it remains unclear what country he will be sent to.
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