As time moves along, it’s becoming more and more apparent that the little guy/end user is having more and more of their rights and freedoms taken away. For today’s depressing example, we’ll look at Sony and their continual effort to fuck over PS3 users. Follow me inside for the joyous news… The latest 3.30 update brings with it 3D support among other things. Those “other” things include bug fixes, stability improvements, and security...

China is usually the one receiving a ton of flack for their oppressive/communist policies and actions. But compared to N. Korea, China is like Disney World. Really. Need an example? How about we look at the N. Korean factory worker who was accused of making phone calls on an illegal Chinese cellphone to a friend in South Korea and sharing such volatile information as the price of rice? Ya, that dude — publicly executed by firing squad. Yikes! I know they like...

Living in the UK and using the internet, particularly any type of torrent or P2P software/service whether legal or illegal is soon going to become a nightmare. The reason for the hoopala is because of an planned change to the Digital Economy Bill currently under debate by Pariliament. The person seeking those changes, Secretary of State Peter Mandelson, is aiming to create a “secondary legislation” that can amend laws and bills at will and without debate or...

Talking on the phone and the measures people have gone to to limit it’s use are a necessity in today’s digital age. Texting has of late replaced many individual’s need to talk. If you’re the type that prefers text based comunication to actual talking, you know how much time texting can consume. While many states and even the federal government is pushing legislation that bans texting while driving and imposes minor fines, committing said act in...

Whether you agree or disagree with the Chinese Government’s policies, one that should be universally condemmed is that of forcing spyware on your computer.  The software in question, “Green Dam Youth Escort” filtering software is claimed to be there “for the kiddies”, protecting them from all of the trials and tribulations of the internet.  Besides the reports of massive security holes in this less than legal software, it appears that the...