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Jeb Boone

Jeb Boone is a GlobalPost correspondent and blogger at The Grid. Jeb reported on Yemen's uprising in 2011 for GlobalPost as well as for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Foreign Policy, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, the Independent and the Sunday Telegraph.During the revolution's down time, Jeb could be found at Sana'a LAN centers, tinkering with computers or playing computer games with Yemeni friends.A native of Georgia, Boone is a lifelong PC gamer and has been tinkering with computers ever since he could turn a screwdriver. He holds a Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies in Middle East Studies and Arabic Language from Georgia State University and has studied and researched in Yemen. Now based in the US, Jeb has written extensively on hacker collectives, internet policy, international cyber relations and the politics of video games.
Business, Finance & Economics
Has the internet become an interest group?
Politics
Did the anti-SOPA internet defeat Paul Ryan?
Business, Finance & Economics
SOPA: Has the internet won?
Business, Finance & Economics
Anonymous hackers target Bahrain, US munitions manufacturer
Business, Finance & Economics
After victory over SOPA, the internet is back on the defensive
Business, Finance & Economics
Minecraft livestreams video game design marathon for charity
Business, Finance & Economics
Who will the internet vote for in November?
Business, Finance & Economics
The Penny Arcade Report goes live
Business, Finance & Economics
Can video games cure cancer?
Business, Finance & Economics
China and Russia are pushing for greater internet control, via the United Nations
Politics
Bioshock Infinite: A video game that takes on US politics
Business, Finance & Economics
Another website falls in global crackdown against online piracy
Business, Finance & Economics
iPhone Foxconn factory workers demand change
Business, Finance & Economics
Porn password heist puts millions of users at risk
Business, Finance & Economics
In child pornography trial, court allows suspect to refuse to decrypt hard drive
Business, Finance & Economics
Wikileaks and Anonymous release “global intelligence files” from Stratfor
Business, Finance & Economics
Wikileaks emails allege ‘Stratfor spied on activists’
Business, Finance & Economics
Stratfor calls hack on its emails “deplorable”
Business, Finance & Economics
Anonymous, joining Wikileaks, hacks into the big time
Business, Finance & Economics
China’s Great Firewall shows signs of cracking
Business, Finance & Economics
Mass Effect 3: Gamers cry foul
Business, Finance & Economics
Anonymous members arrested by Interpol
Business, Finance & Economics
World of Warcraft: Can it make you smarter?
Business, Finance & Economics
Anonymous continues campaign against Monsanto
Business, Finance & Economics
FBI warns threat of cyber attacks on par with terrorism
Business, Finance & Economics
Diablo III: Has the time finally come?
Business, Finance & Economics
Anonymous targets AIPAC
Business, Finance & Economics
Prominent hacker turns on Anonymous, worked as informant
Business, Finance & Economics
Is there a way to get anything through airport security?
Business, Finance & Economics
Viral campaign “Kony 2012” set to take down war criminal (VIDEO)
Business, Finance & Economics
The Pirate Bay faces more legal action
Business, Finance & Economics
Sabu: The confessions of a hacker turncoat
Business, Finance & Economics
Starcraft charity drive looks to help disabled gamer
Business, Finance & Economics
Is your country an enemy of the internet?
Business, Finance & Economics
4chan troll games the gaming industry
Business, Finance & Economics
E-voting system proven unsecure after infiltration
Business, Finance & Economics
eSports becoming the future of sports competition
Business, Finance & Economics
Diablo III launch announcement not without controversy
Agence France-Presse
Have Yemen protests reached a turning point?
Agence France-Presse
Yemen forces open fire in Sanaa
Agence France-Presse
Yemen protesters shot dead at Sanaa University
Conflict
Scores dead in Yemen after snipers open fire on protesters
Conflict
Yemen: President Saleh’s show of force
Conflict
In Yemen, a defiant day of mourning
Conflict
Top general defects in Yemen
Agence France-Presse
Yemen lurches toward civil war
Conflict
In Yemen’s unrest, Al Qaeda attempts comeback
Conflict
Protesters killed in Yemen as government authority wanes
Agence France-Presse
Yemen security forces again open fire on protesters
Conflict
As Yemen unites, will Al Qaeda fall?
Conflict
Yemen’s president agrees to step down, with conditions
Conflict
Yemen: Deal or no deal?
Conflict
With Saleh in their sights, protesters in Yemen plan march on palace
Conflict
Will Yemen see peaceful power transfer?
Politics
Yemen: US, top ambassadors held captive
Conflict
Yemen on the brink of civil war
Conflict
Civil war in Yemen inches closer as clashes escalate
Conflict
As violence erupts In Yemen, peaceful protesters weigh options
Conflict
Saleh loses grip on Yemen’s tribes
Conflict
Yemen’s president targeted in attack