May 13, 2008
Wikimedia Foundation receives copyright infringement claim from Mormon Church
The Wikimedia Foundation has received a copyright infringement claim from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church. The infringement claim is in reference to a URL used as a source in a Wikinews article about Mormon Church documents leaked to the website Wikileaks, titled “Copy of handbook for [...]
Comments (1) Filed under: NewsLog, North America, Politics, Religion, Technology, internet, speech — wikinews @ 9:16 pmApril 30, 2008
US Dept. of Justice IP address blocked after ‘vandalism’ edits to Wikipedia
Wikinews has learned that a United States Department of Justice (DOJ) IP Address has been blocked on Wikipedia after making edits to an article which were considered “vandalism”. In two separate instances, the IP address from the DOJ removed information from the Wikipedia article about the organization Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in [...]
Comments (1) Filed under: NewsLog, Technology, internet, speech — wikinews @ 10:45 amApril 24, 2008
Skype launches “Unlimited” monthly service to change communication style
Monday, Luxembourg-based Skype Limited announced a new monthly service plan called “Unlimited”. It’s expected that the service will bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style on communications.
As of Skype Limited, this “Unlimited” monthly service with no long-term contract is designed for different kind users from 34 countries. There are three main services, [...]
April 14, 2008
Government Report: Terrorists Can Buy Stolen US Military Equipment on eBay
Unauthorized individuals, companies, terrorist organizations, and other countries continue their attempts to obtain sensitive items related to the defense of the United States. The latest investigation into the sale of stolen military equipment points to the Internet as one place that defense-related items can be purchased, raising the possibility that some sensitive items are [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: Afghanistan, Analysis, Blogroll, Breaking, CounterPulse, Current Events, Hot Talk, International Politics, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, NEWSwax, NewsLog, North America, OP/ED, Technology, Terrorism, VOA, VOA Middle East, VOA News Analysis, VOA Top Stories, VOA United States, VOA War and Conflict, Vox Populi, War, contributors — Jim Kouri, CPP @ 3:29 pmApril 10, 2008
UK nears US in cyber-crime, ahead of Nigeria, Romania
The United Kingdom is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the United States and ahead of cyber-crime “hotspots” Nigeria and Romania. The 2007 Internet Crime Report was released in April by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a joint operation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar [...]
Comments (0) Filed under: NewsLog, Technology, internet — wikinews @ 10:38 amApril 9, 2008
Apple’s iTunes replaces Wal-Mart as No. 1 U.S. music seller
Five years after its launch, Apple Computer’s iTunes downloadable music service in February passed Wal-Mart to become the No. 1 music seller in the United States, according to figures released April 3 by NPD Group, a market research firm.
The firm said more than 4 billion songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store since its [...]
April 1, 2008
Defense Department Bigwig Pleads Guilty on Behalf of China
Gregg William Bergersen, residing in Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty on Monday to a one-count of conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it. Bergersen was arrested on February 11, 2008 on a criminal complaint charging this same offense.
Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials made the announcement after [...]
March 31, 2008
Global Crime and Terrorism
The end of the Cold War meant a significant change in the nature of the foreign threats to US security. The principal worry of most Americans is no longer a devastating military offensive from abroad, but rather more insidious assaults which hit closer to home, threatening lives and property and creating a climate of fear. [...]
Comments (1) Filed under: Analysis, Blogroll, Book Review, Breaking, Conservatism, CounterPulse, Current Events, Drug Policy, Europe, Hot Talk, Middle East, NEWSwax, NewsLog, North America, OP/ED, Politics, Psychology, Technology, Terrorism, VOA, VOA Human Rights and Law, VOA Top Stories, VOA United States, Video, Vox Populi, War, contributors — Jim Kouri, CPP @ 10:25 amMarch 25, 2008
Security Problems Persist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is responsible for, among other things, designing nuclear weapons.
Over the past decade, security personnel documented numerous security, safety, and project management weaknesses at NNSA’s nuclear weapons complex, including LANL. In particular, during the Clinton Administration LANL had experienced a series [...]
March 18, 2008
Businessman Supplies India with US Missile and Fighter Jet Technology
The owner of an international electronics business has pled guilty to one-count arising from a conspiracy to illegally export controlled microprocessors and electronic components to government entities in India that participate in the development of ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and fighter jets.
The guilty plea was announced on Tuesday by Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney [...]
