May Day: Protests & demonstrations worldwide on Workers' Day

Worldwide demonstrations and protests see tens of thousands of people out on the streets to mark international Workers' Day.

It is a global event, as people get out in the streets in their thousands protesting against austerity cuts, living costs, government policies and low salaries. On the list too are unemployment and rising consumer prices worldwide.

In Asia, protests were organised by left-wing parties and trade unions. The demonstrations are for higher pay and better working conditions and protesting government policy, as the cost of living spikes all over the continent... read full article.

'The World Tomorrow' — Ep 3: Assange & Tunisian president (video)

Episode 3 of the controversial talk show series by Julian Assange features an interview with the current president of Tunisia, President Moncef Marzouki.

The infamous interview show hosted by Julian Assange continues this week with Assange speaking to Tunisia's first post-revolution leader. Discussion is on the West's double-standards in protecting human rights.

Tunisia is where the Arab Spring originated and their revolution gave impetus to people in other Arab countries to protest for democracy, freedom and their basic human rights.

It has been said that the final straw in the country was the release by WikiLeaks of diplomatic cables describing the past President and his family as a mafia turning the country into a police state... read full article and view video.

UK High Court tells ISPs to ban The Pirate Bay

The popular Swedish based file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay is to be blocked by internet service providers in the United Kingdom

Originally started in Sweden in 2003, The Pirate Bay hosts download links to free video and music. It claims to be the largest of its kind, with more than 5.5 million registered users and over 4 million torrent files. It it estimated that around 3.7 million Britons are Pirate Bay users, according to ComScore, and Alexa consistently ranks it in the 100 most popular websites in the world.

In a battle over copyright law, the U.K. High Court has ruled that The Pirate Bay must be blocked by Broadband providers Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media. According to reports, the ruling will take effect within weeks... read full article.

Google's street view car wifi snooping was not an accident

A government report shows that Google's Street View cars were collecting emails and other data from WiFi users all over the world. Google leaders were informed about this, but the company insists it was 'inadvertent'.

The BBC reports that a recent report filed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shows that during 2007-2010, the web giant was collecting emails and other sensitive personal information (including passwords) using its Street View cars and that this was neither a mistake, nor the work of an unauthorized engineer.. read full article.