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China Blocks Web Access to Times

Posted on October 27, 2012 by aslam

The Chinese government began blocking access to The Times after publication of an article describing the wealth accumulated by relatives of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

See on nytimes.com

Bradley Manning, the NDAA and Wikileaks » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

Posted on October 20, 2012 by aslam

See on Scoop.it – Rights & Liberties

An interview with Alexa O’Brien

See on counterpunch.org

Facebook privacy targeted by Austrian law student

Posted on October 20, 2012 by aslam

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Max Schrems wants a legal case that could lead to limits on how Facebook collects and uses data on users.
See on washingtonpost.com

Counting Drone Strike Deaths

Posted on October 20, 2012 by aslam

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Debate about drone strikes often centers on who is killed: “militants” or civilians.
See on web.law.columbia.edu

Onion Talks, A Spoof of TED Talks by The Onion

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Onion Talks, A Spoof of TED Talks by The Onion

Posted on October 18, 2012 by aslam

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‘CEO’ of maxi-pad company personally responds to man’s complaint (via Raw Story )

The British maxi-pad company Bodyform has released a video responding to a Facebook user’s sarcastic rant. The ad features an actress playing the company’s CEO, who apologizes to the man for the company’s allegedly misleading advertising. On October 8, Richard Neill wrote on Bodyform’s Facebook…