Curt Hopkins

Curt Hopkins has over two decades of experience as a journalist, editorial strategist, and social media manager. His work has been published by Ars Technica, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the also founding director of the Committee to Protect Bloggers, the first organization devoted to global free speech rights for bloggers

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No really, the Earth is covered by a giant structure of plasma tubes

That’s not an Earth-shattering discovery, this is an Earth-shattering discovery.

On Jun 3, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Mother of Anonymous affiliate Barrett Brown faces sentencing

Karen Lancaster McCutchin faces a year in prison for obstructing the execution of a search warrant issued against her son.

On Nov 8, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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2 LulzSec hackers spared jail time in Ireland

The first hackers ever successfully prosecuted in Ireland have finished a sentence diversion program.

On Oct 9, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

The definitive glossary of hacking terminology

We’ve compiled a list of what we believe to be the most important and current hacking terms you should know.

On Sep 23, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Everything you need to start an identity theft empire in one convenient bundle

Here’s an easy way to become a credit card fraud kingpin.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

Anonymous hacks a chamber of commerce for the lulz

While the hacktivists collective acquired and released usernames and passwords, it’s not clear if “lulz” were achieved.

On Jun 18, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Dutch sites now need radio licenses to link to streaming music

Embedding, or even linking to, a legitimately-offered live stream of a radio broadcast is now illegal in the Netherlands.

On Dec 27, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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Iran gets a Christmas visit from the notorious Stuxnet worm

The virus that set Iran’s nuclear program back last year has struck again at a power production facility and an oil refinery.

On Dec 27, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Why you should care about the Bradley Manning trial

Here’s what you need to know about the alleged Wikileaks associate and how is trial affects you.

On Dec 26, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

China’s “Great Firewall” cracks down on VPNs

Virtual Private Networks have long been used to circumvent China’s “Great Firewall,” but the government is now restricting VPNs.

On Dec 17, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

IRL

Senate committee passes Location Privacy Act

Sponsored by Al Franken (D-MN), the act makes it mandatory for companies to secure users’ express permission prior to tracking their locations.

On Dec 14, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

“Cyber Fighters” target major U.S. banks

The unidentified group has launched its second round of cyber attacks against U.S. banks as retaliation for the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” YouTube video.

On Dec 13, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

Tech

Google’s copyright removal requests up 1000 percent since May

Since it started keeping track of copyright removal notices in its official Transparency Reports, Google has seen takedown requests from copyright owners skyrocket.

On Dec 12, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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Crowdsourcing the Israel/Palestine border

The S. Daniel Abraham Center wonders if peace is possible.

On Dec 12, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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Iran launches its own hyper-censored YouTube

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting recently launched “Mehr,” a kind of YouTube approved for virtuous Iranian use.

On Dec 10, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

IRL