ACTA is worse than SOPA, here’s what you need to know

ACTA is worse than SOPA, here’s what you need to know

As a warrior for Internet freedom, you helped defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA by supporting Web black outs by sites like Wikipedia and by contacting your lawmaker to voice your displeasure. So loud was your voice that even the president of the United

EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty

EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty

Today, the European Union and 22 member states signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. They have now joined the US and seven other nations that signed the treaty last October.This signing ceremony merely

Edible drug tracking microchips to be unveiled in UK by year’s end

Edible drug tracking microchips to be unveiled in UK by year’s end

Imagine a world where the government monitors everything you eat and drink, and makes sure you take all your pharmaceutical drugs by feeding you an edible microchip that transmits this compliance information remotely to authorities. Such a world is almost a reality, as

Beyond the cashless society: IBM’s vision for the future

Beyond the cashless society: IBM’s vision for the future

Fresh on the heels of India’s massive databasing program that is set to encompass all 1.2 billion members of its population, recent announcements by IBM should be drawing the attention of some 300 million Americans.IBM’s “IBM 5 in 5” predictions reveal part