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Far-right under siege in aftermath of Charlottesville terror strike

As The Canary previously reported, the appalling violence over the weekend at Charlottesville (Virginia, USA) saw one woman killed and around 20 people injured. But in the aftermath of this tragedy, not all went well for the far right. One … Continue reading

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Aaron Swartz and Lauri Love: the real reasons for their prosecutions? (Part 3)

British computer scientist and activist Lauri Love faces the possibility of life in a US jail. He has had multiple charges thrown at him just as American IT genius Aaron Swartz faced before ending his own life in 2013, as described previously at The Canary. But … Continue reading

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The link between UK activist, cyber ‘warheads’ & US Secret Service – Part Two

  British computer scientist and activist Lauri Love is a victim of prosecutional overreach by the USA. This process consists of multiple charges being thrown at a defendant to force them to agree to a plea bargain in the hope of avoiding a … Continue reading

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99 years jail threatened for “prankery”: Lauri Love (and the Aaron Swartz story) – Part One

  If Washington DC has its way a British citizen with Asperger’s Syndrome will be extradited to the US for a ‘prank’. This could see him face 99 years in prison. Lauri Love is a computer scientist who advises on computer security. He is … Continue reading

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Anons claim 15,000 pro-ISIS online accounts deactivated via live data-mining facility

A relatively unreported cyber war has been taking place over the last two months. It is largely a one-way war conducted against ISIS – but not on the battlefields of Syria or Iraq, but in cyberspace by Anonymous hactivists. It’s … Continue reading

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ISIS recruiters targeted, but threatens another ‘9/11’ as “Ghost Security” attacks continue

For the last two months Anonymous hactivists called Ghost Security (or GhostSec) have been systematically attacking hundreds of pro-ISIS websites and thousands of pro-ISIS Twitter and Facebook accounts – some of which are listed below. The attacks could be having … Continue reading

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