Mastercard problems

Thu Dec 9 17:29:54 UTC 2010

On Dec 9, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Marshall Eubanks wrote:

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> On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Jim Mercer wrote:
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>> On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 11:11:49AM -0500, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
>>> There is an interesting analysis in today's New York Times 
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>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/technology/09net.html?_r=1
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>>> about the attacks on Mastercard, Visa and Ebay, how they were coordinated
>>> over Twitter and Facebook, and the free speech issues that that raises
>>> for the latter two organizations. 
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>> paypal has relaxed its restrictions on Wikileaks funds:
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>> https://www.thepaypalblog.com/2010/12/updated-statement-about-wikileaks-from-paypal-general-counsel-john-muller/
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>> amazon is selling a Kindle version of the Wikileaks released cables:
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>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/WikiLeaks-documents-expose-foreign-conspiracies/dp/B004EEOLIU/
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> Not really :
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> Please note:
> This book contains commentary and analysis regarding recent WikiLeaks disclosures, not the original material disclosed via the WikiLeaks website.
> 

Oh, and there is a blog claiming that the attacks will now expand to include Amazon.

http://www.bryanhealey.com/html/home/?entry=111

(This is in retaliation for booting Wikileaks off of EC2, not apparently the Kindle editorial choices.)

Regards
Marshall

> Marshall
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>> this is all becoming quite surreal.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Mercer        jim at reptiles.org        +1 416 410-5633
>> You are more likely to be arrested as a terrorist than you are to be
>> blown up by one. -- Dianora
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