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/newsrooms coverage of mesh, Toronto's digital media conference

Toronto - In Toronto the mesh digital media conference wrapped up on Thursday. The mesh team gathered together leading thinkers and talented innovators who have earned their stripes accomplishing impressive digital work.

In the Media by Digital Journal Staff - 2 comments

Mozilla sends cease-and-desist to Gamma for Firefox surveillance

Firefox, one of the most popular Web browsers, was recently found to serve as a medium for Gamma Group, a surveillance company of FinFisher, to spy on users using Firefox's brand and trademark to avoid detection.

In the Media by Milton Este - 2 comments

Video: Travel back in time to the Internet in 1995

Ah, the good old days. In this video episode of Computer Chronicles, we travel back to 1995 and find out all the really exciting options available at that time on the Internet.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

Web advertisers attack Mozilla for protecting consumers' privacy

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is irate that Mozilla is planning to make future versions of its Firefox web browser block third-party cookies by default.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 3 comments

Photo: President Barack Obama caught in Spider Man's web

Washington - A photo snapped by White House photographer Pete Souza, shows Obama in a playful moment with one of the White House staffers' children dressed up as Spider Man. The boy zaps the President with a spidey web and Obama plays the villain caught in the web.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 6 comments

Picnicface dominates comedy awards in Canada

The Canadian Comedy Awards Foundation handed out their awards and one act dominated the night. Note the name Picnicface.

In the Media by Tim O'Brien - 1 comment

Iran government offices logging off the Internet

Tehran - Iran is planning to move the country's key ministries away from the World Wide Web. Tehran states that the Internet is "untrustworthy" and the country is planning a domestic intranet.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Declaration of Internet Freedom is exactly what we need

A broad coalition of activists, organizations and civil interest groups have banded together to create the Declaration of Internet Freedom. Now more than ever we need a guide intended to keep regulators in line with any policy relating to the Internet.

In the Media by David Silverberg - 7 comments

Internet censorship? Arizona law could outlaw trolling on the web

A new proposed law in Arizona is currently sitting on the desk of Gov. Jan Brewer awaiting signature. If signed, this could potentially have extensive ramifications, including a form of Internet censorship.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 10 comments

UK Government announces plans to monitor digital communication

The UK Government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, text messages and web habits of every person in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.

In the Media by Milo Noblet - 7 comments