The open web is being locked down by the very companies that try to slice it up and sell it to you byte by byte. We discuss the major moves big telcos are taking to intrench the incumbents online.

Microsoft drops some more open source code & Tokyo’s rolling out the “drone squad”. Plus a very risqué Kickstarter of the week!

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Show Notes:

— Episode Links —

• Wired and Gizmodo both claim to have possibly found the creator of Bitcoin | Ars Technica
• Verizon to Start Testing Sponsored Data in Coming Days | Re/code
• AT&T Building Massive Fiber Network That Barely Exists – Slashdot
• Tokyo’s drone squad will deploy 10-foot drones armed with nets to police the sky | Ars Technica
• Microsoft releases Windows Live Writer as open source • The Register
• Kickstarter hires journalist to investigate Europe’s biggest crowdfunding failure

Kickstarter of the week: Penis candles for the world by Amanda Murphy —Kickstarter

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