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Your Laptop is an Open Book

WARNING: Persons entering into the U.S. are subject to random searches of the contents of their laptop computers and portable storage devices. Government agents may open and inspect each and every file on your computer if they wish.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

Opinionated: Turning Tricks

Not to be outdone by their predecessors, the latest crop of sex-revenue engineers is already off the charts, in terms of advancing the affiliate business model to evolve with the times.

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Turning Tricks

Not to be outdone by their porn predecessors, the latest crop of sex-revenue engineers is already off the charts, in terms of advancing the affiliate business model to evolve with the times.

Tom Hymes ·

Student Petitions for Canadian National Sex Day

A young Canadian computer science student has started a Facebook campaign to make Aug. 21 National Sex Day in Canada, during which people should skip work and stay home to "practice" the art of love.

ACLU Attacks FCC

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with a variety of other groups, has issued a statement to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to regulate non-obscene speech.

California's 25% Porn Tax Defeated

Assembly Bill 2914, which would have imposed a 25 percent excise tax on adult products and productions, has died in committee.

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The New Face of Amateur Porn

The amateur pornography marketplace has changed dramatically over the past few years and now contains a serious, hidden danger that could spell trouble for all of us — whether you're into amateur porn or not.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

A virus alert tops this week's Tech Watch, along with previews of new startups and gadgets from around the worlds of science and technology.

Karen Fletcher Sentenced on Obscenity Charges

"Red Rose" website owner Karen Fletcher was sentenced today after pleading guilty to six counts of distributing obscenity online.

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ABCs of BDSM

In order to familiarize our readership with some of the more obscure proclivities of the fetish and BDSM communities, we've published this glossary of commonly used terms. Think of it as the ABCs of BDSM.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

L.I. ISP Signs on to Block CP Sites, Newsgroups

Cablevision, the largest Internet service provider on Long Island, yesterday announced that it will immediately work to block consumer access to child pornography websites and newsgroups that contain child pornography.

Kafka's Porn Stash Revealed by Scholar

Franz Kafka's legacy is a gift that keeps on giving, as evidenced by a recent discovery of pornographic journals subscribed to by the great German writer. Author James Hawes found the journals by accident while doing unrelated research in the British Library in London and the Bodleian in Oxford.

Court Rules in Favor of New Cablevision Recorder

A ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the limitations for Internet Service Provider (ISP) in copying and storing copyrighted content on behalf of subscribers is being hailed as far-reaching and important, though it will likely be appealed by Hollywood producers.

Sri Lanka Blocks Internet Porn

Sri Lanka's president has issued an order to its Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to immediately begin blocking access to adult entertainment websites.

XBIZ Names Kristen Kaye as Associate Publisher

XBIZ President and Publisher Alec Helmy has announced the promotion of Kristen Kaye to the position of associate publisher of Adnet Media, the parent company of XBIZ.

The Swami Announces Weekly Lineup

The Swami has announced this week's lineup for the Last Call Internet radio show on DQRM.com.

Kayden Kross Wins iPorn 'Hot Body' Contest at XSF

"I wasn't planning on entering the contest. I was just going to hang out with my friends by the pool, so I wasn't even dressed up," Kross said.

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When the Whip Comes Down

As any savvy person will tell you, it takes more than just a funny hat and a profoundly perverse belief in abortion to be the pope. That same essential rule holds true in the world of fetish directors, the auteurs who bring consumers the pleasure of all that BDSM pain.

Peter Smith ·

Porn on the Rise in Nepal

The Internet is undoing the best efforts of Nepalese authorities to curb the spread of pornography in the small South Asian country renowned for its isolation.