The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

The Politics of Tech

Wikileaks reveals US government spy network “TrapWire” and is subsequently smacked down by DDOS attacks. [io9]

How many times have you read all the way through a Terms of Service agreement before click “I accept” on the Internet? Probably very few. There is a new project on the way that would change things. [TechCrunch]

“Samsung: Whether or not we ripped off Apple’s tech, Apple stole it to begin with” — Provides video evidence of a tablet built by Mitsubishi to show that Apple’s patent on pinch-to-zoom technology should not be valid because it already existed for years before the first iPhone launched. [BGR]

German government officials are claiming that Facebook is maintaining a database of facial recognition and are demanding they erase it. [ars technica]

Scientists have invented particles that will keep you alive even if you can’t breathe. [Gizmodo]