This day in history

2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022.

Tonight (June 8) at 8PM, I’m at Otherland Books in Berlin with my novel Red Team Blues.

#20yrsago Encrypted AIM https://web.archive.org/web/20030801072150/http://enterprise.aim.com/products/aim/personalcerts/

#15yrsago Virgin Media UK working with record industry to spy on and threaten downloaders https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/virgin-warns-illegal-downloaders-stop-or-face-prosecution-842086.html

#15yrsago Broadcasters fight hard against public use of blank spectrum https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/06/if-white-spaces-fail-we-dont-have-that-many-chances-left/

#10yrsago PRISM and denials, what’s going on? https://www.engadget.com/2013-06-07-new-york-time-report-may-fill-the-gap-between-prism-leaks-and-co.html

#10yrsago Another Top Secret leak: Obama’s cyber-war hit-list https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/07/obama-china-targets-cyber-overseas

#5yrsago The BBC warns that new EU copyright rule will break the internet https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44412025

#5yrsago Anti-piracy group’s study reveals that pirates are mostly people who couldn’t afford, find, or use a commercial version https://torrentfreak.com/pirates-are-valuable-customers-not-the-enemy-180606/