Privacy

Discord’s Age Verification Rollout Is Not About “Protecting Teens.” It’s About Getting Us Used to Showing Our Papers Online.

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discord age verification policy changes

TL;DR – a new Discord Age Verification Policy conditions full participation on ID or facial scans. While framed as child safety, it normalizes identity-gated access, expands surveillance, and erodes anonymous speech for lawful adult users. Discord is introducing mandatory age verification using ID or facial scans for full access. This article argues the policy creates … Read more

Unintended consequences of winning the war against trolls.

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An analysis of how copyright enforcement companies and bittorrent copyright trolls change their strategies for the worse when they lose revenue.

Need to rehash some bittorrent concepts because they are just as relevant today as they were five years ago.

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Every few years it is important to rehash some older bittorrent concepts which are still relevant to today’s copyright infringement lawsuits.

Privacy & Security Considerations For Your Laptop Computer

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This is a post about security and privacy. I speak about what could go wrong if you do not secure your computer, and my thoughts about encryption and privacy.

CEG-TEK’s new “you didn’t settle” letters sent from Marvin Cable.

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Back in November 2012, I wrote an article about CEG-TEK’s CopyrightSettlements.com web site “crashes” where following a failed settlement transaction (purposeful or not), accused infringers received letters essentially saying, “[B]ecause you have decided not to settle, we will be moving forward against you in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Please pay us $3,500 or else we … Read more