Giganews has been my Usenet provider for the last couple of years. Before that I switched from service to service only to be disappointed eventually by poor performance or connection problems. Yes, these services were cheaper than Giganews but you did get what you paid for, at least back then. The Usenet provider landscape has [...]
Those who would give up essential Liberty..
to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. This quote by one of the founding fathers of the United States dates back more than 200 years ago but it has a huge relevance to the current situation in our world. The so called democratic countries of the West are reducing the [...]
Data Retention laws on the uprise
Well what do we have here ? FBI director Robert Mueller wants that service providers record their customers online activities with the same lame excuses that men like him come always up with: Protecting minors and terrorism. Let me get something straight here. Terrorists are not uneducated, they know how to build explosives, they know how to work with computers. They especially now about encryption.
EU Data Retention Law
The European Parliament adopted today by 378 votes in favour, 197 against and 30 abstentions a directive on data retention in first reading. This means that every traffic and location data generated by sms, telephony and internet but not the content of the information communicated will be saved for a period of six months up to two years.
Entertainment industry trying to hijack data retention directive
I know, its a rather long title but it contains important information for everyone living in the European Union. A parliamentary committee decided to approve a plan to force communication providers (like your ISP) to retain customer data for up to one year. This plan will be voted on soon by the European Council.
