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Digital Citizens seems to have been primarily active in the areas of drugs, scams, content theft and counterfeits. In 2013, it published a video showing a 15-year-old boy talking on the phone with online pharmacies to demonstrate that it didn't matter of the boy had a prescription and was using his father's credit card, the pharmacy was prepared to send him prescription narcotics. In 2014, Digital Citizens filmed a conversation with a person purporting to sell stolen credit cards online. "<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lucia|first1=Moses|title=New Report Says How Much Advertising Is Going to Piracy Sites $227 million in 2013|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/new-report-says-how-much-advertising-going-piracy-sites-155770|website=http://www.adweek.com/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> who have produced a number of reports on the economic impact of [[copyright infringement]]. Their website covers the alleged links between websites involved in [[copyright infringement|piracy]] and internet safety issues such a [[identity theft]] as well as a range of [[internet safety]] topics.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Digital Citizens Alliance|url=http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/cac/alliance/content.aspx?page=about|website=http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> They have produced a range of anti piracy reports including criticism of [[Google]] for driving ad revenue "selling ads to criminals".<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Doesn't Just Sell Ads For Criminals, They Partner With Them|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeWNu_i830|website=http://www.youtube.com/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> |
Digital Citizens seems to have been primarily active in the areas of drugs, scams, content theft and counterfeits. In 2013, it published a video showing a 15-year-old boy talking on the phone with online pharmacies to demonstrate that it didn't matter of the boy had a prescription and was using his father's credit card, the pharmacy was prepared to send him prescription narcotics. In 2014, Digital Citizens filmed a conversation with a person purporting to sell stolen credit cards online. "<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lucia|first1=Moses|title=New Report Says How Much Advertising Is Going to Piracy Sites $227 million in 2013|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/new-report-says-how-much-advertising-going-piracy-sites-155770|website=http://www.adweek.com/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> who have produced a number of reports on the economic impact of [[copyright infringement]]. Their website covers the alleged links between websites involved in [[copyright infringement|piracy]] and internet safety issues such a [[identity theft]] as well as a range of [[internet safety]] topics.<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Digital Citizens Alliance|url=http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/cac/alliance/content.aspx?page=about|website=http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> They have produced a range of anti piracy reports including criticism of [[Google]] for driving ad revenue "selling ads to criminals".<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Doesn't Just Sell Ads For Criminals, They Partner With Them|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeWNu_i830|website=http://www.youtube.com/|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> |
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In September 2014, a report commissioned from [[brand]] protection organisation [[Ivan Pope#NetNames and the domain name wars|NetNames]] characterising the [[cloud storage]] site [[Mega (service)|Mega]] as a 'shadowy cyberlocker'<ref>{{cite web|last1=NetNames|title=BEHIND THE CYBERLOCKER DOOR: A Report on How Shadowy Cyberlocker Businesses Use Credit Card Companies to Make illions|url=http://www2.itif.org/2014-netnames-profitability.pdf|website=http://www.itif.org/|publisher=Digital Citizens Alliance|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> was branded 'grossly untrue and highly defamatory' by Mega's CEO.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andy|title=Mega Demands Apology Over "Defamatory" Cyberlocker Report|url=http://torrentfreak.com/mega-demands-apology-over-defamatory-cyberlocker-report-140919/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29|website=http://torrentfreak.com/|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> |
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In September 2014, a report commissioned from [[brand]] protection organisation [[Ivan Pope#NetNames and the domain name wars|NetNames]] characterising the [[cloud storage]] site [[Mega (service)|Mega]] as a 'shadowy cyberlocker'<ref>{{cite web|last1=NetNames|title=BEHIND THE CYBERLOCKER DOOR: A Report on How Shadowy Cyberlocker Businesses Use Credit Card Companies to Make illions|url=http://www2.itif.org/2014-netnames-profitability.pdf|website=http://www.itif.org/|publisher=Digital Citizens Alliance|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> was branded 'grossly untrue and highly defamatory' by Mega's CEO.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andy|title=Mega Demands Apology Over "Defamatory" Cyberlocker Report|url=http://torrentfreak.com/mega-demands-apology-over-defamatory-cyberlocker-report-140919/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29|website=http://torrentfreak.com/|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> |
In September 2014, a report commissioned from [[brand]] protection organisation [[Ivan Pope#NetNames and the domain name wars|NetNames]] characterising the [[cloud storage]] site [[Mega (service)|Mega]] as a 'shadowy cyberlocker'<ref>{{cite web|last1=NetNames|title=BEHIND THE CYBERLOCKER DOOR: A Report on How Shadowy Cyberlocker Businesses Use Credit Card Companies to Make illions|url=http://www2.itif.org/2014-netnames-profitability.pdf|website=http://www.itif.org/|publisher=Digital Citizens Alliance|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> was branded 'grossly untrue and highly defamatory' by Mega's CEO.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Andy|title=Mega Demands Apology Over "Defamatory" Cyberlocker Report|url=http://torrentfreak.com/mega-demands-apology-over-defamatory-cyberlocker-report-140919/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29|website=http://torrentfreak.com/|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:51, 27 September 2014
The Digital Citizens Alliance is a United States non-profit organization focused on Internet safety issues. According to its website, it is a coalition of consumers, businesses, and Internet experts focused on educating the public and policymakers on the threats people from all walks of life face on the Internet.
Digital Citizens seems to have been primarily active in the areas of drugs, scams, content theft and counterfeits. In 2013, it published a video showing a 15-year-old boy talking on the phone with online pharmacies to demonstrate that it didn't matter of the boy had a prescription and was using his father's credit card, the pharmacy was prepared to send him prescription narcotics. In 2014, Digital Citizens filmed a conversation with a person purporting to sell stolen credit cards online. "[1] who have produced a number of reports on the economic impact of copyright infringement. Their website covers the alleged links between websites involved in piracy and internet safety issues such a identity theft as well as a range of internet safety topics.[2] They have produced a range of anti piracy reports including criticism of Google for driving ad revenue "selling ads to criminals".[3]
In September 2014, a report commissioned from brand protection organisation NetNames characterising the cloud storage site Mega as a 'shadowy cyberlocker'[4] was branded 'grossly untrue and highly defamatory' by Mega's CEO.[5]
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- ^ Lucia, Moses. "New Report Says How Much Advertising Is Going to Piracy Sites $227 million in 2013". http://www.adweek.com/. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "About The Digital Citizens Alliance". http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Google Doesn't Just Sell Ads For Criminals, They Partner With Them". http://www.youtube.com/. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ NetNames. "BEHIND THE CYBERLOCKER DOOR: A Report on How Shadowy Cyberlocker Businesses Use Credit Card Companies to Make illions" (PDF). http://www.itif.org/. Digital Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Mega Demands Apology Over "Defamatory" Cyberlocker Report". http://torrentfreak.com/. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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