85 arrested as Canadian students protest tuition

Associated Press MONTREAL — Police in Canada say 85 people have been arrested after thousands of students angry over tuition increases protested in Montreal, with some smashing windows of businesses. The rioting came after talks broke off Wednesday between the Quebec provincial government and student groups over the planned tuition…

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European parliament’s ACTA monitor quits in protest

The European Parliament’s independent monitor for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) resigned Friday in protest after 22 European Union member states signed the anti-piracy treaty Thursday. Read full article >> View full post on obama hacking government – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security

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Reddit blackout looms in SOPA protest

Social news site Reddit will black out its site for 12 hours on 18 January to protest the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA bill that is currently working its way through the US House of Representatives.            Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wale said that his firm may also conduct…

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