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Daily Archives: November 27, 2010

WikiLeaks "intends to release several hundred thousand" classified U.S. documents on foreign policy issues

Wikileaks’ October 22, 2010 document dump of classified military documents, The Iraq War Logs [see also the previous release, Wikileaks Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010 – posted in Google fusion tables], will soon be followed by a third release, of classified State Department cables, according to the organization. Wikileaks’ twitter feed includes posts indicating the U.S. government has briefed a number of governments, including the UK, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia, Iceland, Norway, Iraq, Turkey, Denmark and Australia, on the impending release. Speculation is that more global news agencies than the three who participated in the previous release, The New York Times, Der Speigel and the UK Guardian, will also reportedly post what is believed to include 251,287 cables and 8,000 diplomatic directives. These newspapers include Le Monde and El Pais. Note: the Wikileaks server is already down, reporting this message – “We are sorry but we cannot answer your request at the moment.”

Commentary – Who will win the battle for control of the web? Read more: Who will win the battle for control of the web?

“Tom Arah investigates the war between Apple, Microsoft, Google and Adobe for web domination – In the 20 years since Tim Berners-Lee produced the first web browser, our expectations of what the internet can deliver have changed beyond all recognition. However, the core experience of browsing of HTML-based pages has remained largely intact. Now that’s… Continue Reading

FCC: Texting, Video Streaming, Data Sharing to 9-1-1 For Consumers

News release: “Bringing 9-1-1 into the 21st century is one of the FCC’s key public safety priorities. FCC Chairman Genachowski announced that in December he will launch a proceeding, as recommended in the National Broadband Plan, to get public input on how to transition the current system to broadband enabled, next-generation 9-1-1. This action builds… Continue Reading