Re:Fresh Podcast

Through TNW, we learn of a survey published by threat protection company Bit9 that states an attack by Anonymous is the number one thing IT security professionals fear. Doubtless the release of this survey was timed to coincide with CISPA, the dangerous cybersecurity bill that is being debated in the House this week. It’s no surprise that a security provider would want to play up the fear of cyber attack, but I’m reminded of a quote from comedian Dara O’Briain: “Zombies are at an all time low level, but the fear of zombies could be incredibly high. It doesn’t mean we have to have government policies to deal with the fear of zombies.”

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The controversial international anti-piracy agreement known as ACTA may soon be put to a bitter end in Europe. The European Parliament member responsible for monitoring the treaty’s progress through the European Union is saying publicly that it should be soundly rejected.

British MEP David Martin, the Rapporteur for ACTA, announced that he will recommend that the treaty be rejected. He issued his conclusion in a report to the International Trade Committee, the main body involved in the ACTA debate. He will submit a final draft of his recommendation later this month, but an early draft can be found here (PDF).

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Being discussed now on Re:Fresh 2pm-6pm on GhettoRadio

CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) is something that opponents of SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA should be paying attention to. While the goal of the bill purports to be about “cybersecurity,” the bill contains vague language that allows companies to spy on Internet users and collect and share this data with third-party companies or Government agencies. The loophole for companies is that they can simply say that violating users’ privacy rights were necessary to protect against cybersecurity threats, to gain immunity from civil and criminal liabilities.

Legal experts have warned that the next phase of anti-copyright bills is to use important issues as cover. While CISPA is not anything like SOPA or other bills hated by most everyone on the Internet, it does seem to directly target individual Internet subscribers who might also be copyright infringers.

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I almost forgot to put this up. Here’s this weeks playlist for the show. Make sure you tune in to tonight’s show…I’m not going to lie…I don’t remember much about this show. We were pretty wrecked and I haven’t actually listened to the show. So, this will be an adventure for all. Here’s what I do remember: I forgot to push record, we talk about ACTA, Megaupload, and a chick screws a dead guy…and gets pregnant. Yep. It’s a weird one.

Live show starts at 8pm EST on Gamer Escape Radio. The GhettoRadio airing was canceled due to a network outage. We’ll be chatting and live blogging/tweeting for tonight’s show.

Sol - Stakes Still High FEATURED
Lupe Fiasco Friend of the People
P.O.S. - Drumroll (We’re All Thirsty) FEATURED
Sadistik & Kristoff Krane - Higher Brain

Lushlife - Everything is Working (ft Dice Raw) FEATURED
ASAP Rocky - Trilla (feat ASAP Twelvy & ASAP Nast)
Ozie Ogbebor - Don’t Want To Come Down
Nacho Picasso x Blue Sky Black Death - Naked Lunch FEATURED

RA Scion - Steal *NEW* FEATURED
Diles - All I know
Johhny Stevens - Kids
Cyne - Pretty Apollo

Chev - Black Orpheus (feat Jus Moni) FEATURED
SoulChef - On My Game feat The Vox Merger
Ekko Effect - On My Way
Side Effectz - Moonshine (feat Cap)

After The Smoke - One In a Million FEATURED

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