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5 juli-podden – för dig som vill vara uppdaterad i debatten om internet, övervakning och fri- & rättigheter.I dag är vi på Europas största internetkonferens, typ: #rp17. re:publica i Berlin lockar 10.000 deltagare och har hundratals talare från över 60 länder. Finns även på Youtube!5 juli-podden görs av Karl Andersson och Henrik HAX Alexandersson.

Our study of search and politics in seven nations – which surveyed the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain in January 2017 – found these concerns to be overstated, if not wrong. In fact, many internet users trust search to help them find the best information, check other sources and discover new information in ways that can burst filter bubbles and open echo chambers. (…)

This week on the New World Next Week: Russia rolls out its Visa/Mastercard alternative; it's Gladio B redux as a German soldier is caught posing as a refugee to stage terror; and the Austrian government wants to tax your tweets.

This week on the New World Next Week: Russia rolls out its Visa/Mastercard alternative; it's Gladio B redux as a German soldier is caught posing as a refugee to stage terror; and the Austrian government wants to tax your tweets.

(ANTIMEDIA) Austria — Highlighting the difficulty both public and private establishments can have when it comes to adapting methods in the digital age, it was reported Monday that one government is now trying to tax search giant Google and social media companies.
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On ne présente plus le réseau social Facebook. Si la majorité des utilisateurs de Facebook l’utilisent pour se divertir et rester en contact avec des amis ou des proches, d’autres l’utilisent pour s’informer, diffuser des informations et parfois militer, à leur façon, pour tenter de rendre le monde meilleur. Si vous êtes dans cette seconde catégorie, vous devez savoir qu’utiliser Facebook pour changer le monde explique en partie pourquoi il ne change pas.

(ANTIMEDIA) Silicon Valley — Ever wanted to ride a flying drone? Well, if you’ve got the money, you might get the chance to by the end of the year.
ABC News reported Monday that a Google-backed Silicon Valley startup has just completed testing on an “octocopter” that’s all-electric, can seat one person, and fly up to 15 feet in the air.

(MPN) Since launching in 2006, Wikileaks has reportedly released over 10 million documents, including controversial disclosures that have helped unravel war crimes, uncover corporate secrets and even brought to light explosive revelations stemming from Hillary Clinton’s most rec

Leaked links, smartphone rehab and a botnet's final bow + this day in history w/the San Francisco earthquake and our song of the day by Royal Blood on your Morning Monarchy for April 18, 2017.

RT | April 18, 2017 School-issued computer devices – provided to one-third of school children across the US – collect excessive amounts of highly sensitive personal data on the students without parental consent or even prior notice, a new study finds. Electronic devices distributed in US schools collect unprecedented amounts of personal data on children […]