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linkApr 24, 2013 7:01 pm
Oppose Cispa if you value any privacy in our digital world
Dan Gillmor: Cyber-security is a real problem, but Congress’ latest Cispa bill tries to solve it by attacking the freedom of the internet -
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Fixing the Worst Law in Technology
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is the most outrageous criminal law you’ve never heard of. It bans “unauthorized access” of computers, but no one really knows what those words mean. Orin Kerr, a former Justice Department attorney and a leading scholar on computer-crime law, argues persuasively that the law is so open-ended and broad as to be unconstitutionally vague. Over the years, the punishments for breaking the law have grown increasingly severe—it can now put people in prison for decades for actions that cause no real economic or physical harm. It is, in short, a nightmare for a country that calls itself free.
What can be done? Here, Tim Wu considers: http://nyr.kr/WRAXAA
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linkFeb 21, 2013 11:33 am
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linkJan 20, 2013 9:27 pm
Think You Have Zero Privacy? Wrong. It's Way Less Than Zero.
There’s a pretty comprehensive life story being made about each one of us on a daily basis. I hope they let us look at it someday.
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linkJan 17, 2013 6:55 pm
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photoJan 06, 2013 5:38 pm
Proof That Record Companies Are Stealing From Artists And What YOU Can Do About It: Lester Chambers was a mega-profitable musician. The problem was he wasn’t the one getting the profit. For decades the music industry had a stranglehold on which songs got recorded and which artists got paid. All that is changing thanks to a few entrepreneurs and the Internet. Watch the video here.
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China has further restricted internet usage, legalizing the deletion of posts or pages that contain illicit information and requiring all users to provide their real names to service providers.
The new rules, issued on Friday, make it harder for businesses to protect commercial secrets and for individuals to access websites from abroad that the Chinese government believes are politically sensitive,The New York Times reported.
The estimated number of internet users in China has grown to more than 500 million, about 40 percent of the population, the Bangkok Post reported.
While netizens are allowed to use pseudonyms, under the new rules they first must provide their real names to service providers, which is expected to stifle conversation on microblogging websites. China’s biggest internet firm, Sina Corp, reported that the move would reduce traffic to websites like Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.
Chinese authorities and internet companies have always monitored and censored what citizens can say online, but now the government has actually put in place measures that would make deleting possibly controversial posts into law, Reuters reported.
As BBC News reported, the internet and social media have also been used to plan and execute mass protests. Additionally, many corrupt officials of the Communist Party have been outed by individuals on the web.
Our Tumblr’s blocked, but our main site is fine! How do you fare?
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quoteSep 10, 2012 3:36 pm
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photoSep 10, 2012 1:29 pm
The NYCHA Digital Van is in the Bronx Today offering free Wifi & computer access until 4 pm. To find out more the van’s schedule, visit bit.ly/bxdigital.
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textJun 13, 2012 6:15 pm
Upworthy’s 10 Ways To Win The Interwebs
Wherein we make some slides and train some people to share better and stuff.View more presentations from Upworthy
