You can’t call yourself a cyberpunk if you accept that your every virtual and physical move is being watched, but you don’t take any steps to change that fact. Actually, you can call yourself what you like. I’m not the word police. I’m just some guy on the internet.
Hacking
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Hacking is to the cyberpunk genre what axes are to movies set in isolated hotels nestled among the majestic Colorado Rockies. It’s an essential aspect of the plot, a much loved blade in the Swiss Army knife skill set of the protagonist, and provides a handy Deus Ex Machina get out clause when faced with an impossible situation.
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Today we’ll be discussing anonymous internet & web browsing. First let’s get the low-hanging fruit out of the way. If all you want is for your girlfriend or roommate not to find all that furry porn in your browser history, that’s easy. Just delete both your history and your bookmarks, and call it a day.
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As civil unrest sweeps the United States in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, hacktivist group Anonymous has emerged from a years-long hiatus. On Thursday, a video addressing the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) was posted to the Anonymous Facebook page.
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According to Julian Assange’s lawyer, President Donald Trump offered a pardon to the WikiLeaks’ founder on one condition; he would agree to say that Russia had nothing to do with hacking emails from Democrats during the 2016 presidential election.
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It doesn’t take very much imagination to envision the biohacker community, the same people who are right now slashing open their own fingers to stick magnets inside, applying genetic tools to give themselves superpowers more interesting than being able to pick up bottle caps with a touch.
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Deus Ex is a groundbreaking title that set the bar for games with open-ended gameplay and player-driven stories. Its plot is prescient and thought-provoking, as it offers a stunning commentary on how humanity can suffer at the hands of the greedy, overly-ambitious elite.
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No-one knows who the perpetrators were, or what their motivations may have been, but the person or persons behind the Gatwick drone fiasco of 19 – 20 December 2018 cost airline companies in excess of $60 million, as well as disrupting the everyday lives of more than 100,000 travelers.
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Mueller’s team warns that the “Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion.” Among the report’s most alarming findings are its revelations about the scope of Russian hacking.
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Russian meddling in U.S. politics via social media was a major topic of the report. Unfortunately, Attorney General William Barr chose to redact large portions of this section of the report, citing “Harm to Ongoing Matters.” These redacted sections include information on “Project Lakhta,” the larger Russian scheme of which 2016 election interference was one part.