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VeriSign Hit Repeatedly By Hackers…In 2010

February 2, 2012Erik Kain

The company responsible for delivering people safely to more than half the world’s websites turns out to have some pretty glaring security holes itself. has been hacked repeatedly by hackers who made off with data that the internet infrastructure company has not disclosed. The company is responsible for domains ending in .com, .net, and .gov. […]

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A Useful Primer On The Internet Blackout And Why Wikipedia Is Going To Bat Against SOPA

January 18, 2012Erik Kain

The internet is a strange and mysterious place today. I keep forgetting Wikipedia is down and going over there to look up this or that subject. Then I’m reminded that no, Wikipedia and Reddit and Craigslist and many other sites have gone black to protest the anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Over at Wired David […]

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OpenDNS To Participate in Anti-SOPA Protests

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

OpenDNS, the world’s largest DNS provider, won’t join in the anti-SOPA blackout that Reddit and Wikipedia are spearheading, but they will join in the protest in another capacity by demonstrating “the near-random methodology SOPA and PIPA propose to determine those websites contributing to piracy, and also what the Internet would look like if their fate […]

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Lawmakers Begin SOPA Retreat, Positive Signs For Free Speech Online

January 14, 2012Erik Kain

Concerns over anti-piracy bills in congress are finally beginning to influence lawmakers. SOPA architect Lamar Smith is, apparently, listening – especially now that the Obama administration is voicing its own concerns over the legislation. In a statement, Smith said he will remove controversial DNS-blocking rules from the bill, though his counterpart in the Senate, Patrick […]

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White House Responds To SOPA Critics, Says Administration Will Not Support Censorship

January 14, 2012Erik Kain

The White House has responded to two anti-SOPA petitions at the White House blog today. “While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response,” the post said, “we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative […]

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