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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Internet Vigilantism: Anonymous and Public Shaming
Global peace seemed settled after the entrenchment of democracy and civilization over the world except some particular countries, however, bloodless battles between humans are still continuing in cyber space over the world. In the Internet society, basic norms and rules … Continue reading
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WikiRiot
Given our prior talks re: information accuracy and accessibility on the internet (recall our copyright discussions on e-book content and authorship rights, editing practices, open access, etc.) it seems natural that Wikipedia would, at some point, make its way onto … Continue reading
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OpenCourseWare: a value-added model?
As we discussed in class on Wednesday, the last decade has seen an international push for open access to research and educational information. The Budapest Open Access Initiative, launched out of an internationally attended meeting in 2001, outlined a collaborative … Continue reading
Posted in acedemic, social justice
Tagged digital divide, equal access, open education
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Anonymous Arrests to Halt Hacktivism? Not Likely.
Last week, members of the Lulz Security (LulzSec) faction of the Anonymous collective (a computer hacker group widely associated with acts of international “hacktivism”) were arrested and charged with hacking-related offenses. The LulzSec group has claimed responsibility for several high-profile … Continue reading
Posted in international, social justice, Uncategorized
Tagged Activism, Anonymous, Arrests, hacking, Hacktivism, Lulz Security, LulzSec, Protests, security, Social Justice
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Employers and Schools Request Log-in Information (An Matter of Privacy)
In class we’ve discussed employers and law enforcement checking out social networking profiles to screen for unsavory behavior. Facial recognition technology can help police officers identify individuals in pictures (remember Nicola’s class presentation?), and hiring managers can use a “Facebook … Continue reading
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Experts Claim that Open WiFi Threatens our Constitutional Right to Privacy—But Does It Really?
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable search and seizure by requiring that law enforcement agencies obtain a judicially sanctioned warrant supported by probable cause before conducting a search and seizure operation. However, there are instances in which it is … Continue reading
Posted in privacy, Uncategorized
Tagged cybersecurity, File Sharing, Fourth Amendment, Open WiFi, Open Wireless, privacy, Right to Privacy, Search and Seizure
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When to care about privacy
When we had Snowmageddon 2012 here in Seattle back in January, I spent one of the days when I ordinarily would have been in class blissfully reading a trashy romance novel. (What can I say? Sometimes I just get a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged data mining, Facebook, personal information, privacy, Transparency
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The Stricter Law than DMCA: Three Strikes Law makes ISPs Surveillant
During this quarter, we have covered a variety of social issues related to our class topics. The most impressive event to me was a 24 hour blackout by major websites against U.S.’s anti-piracy legislation; SOPA and PIPA. Fortunately, SOPA and PIPA are hibernating … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, international
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Genderist Advertising and Privacy
We have all heard about and been ranted to about the evils of “Big Brother” watching all of us from some far-off location but Techdirt writer Michael Ho pointed out how advertisers are getting in on the “Big Brother” action … Continue reading
Posted in privacy
Tagged ads, advertising, business, facial recognition, privacy, targeted ads, Techdirt, technology, the press, U.S.
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Socially awkward Penguin [publishing group], or why libraries and e-book publishers need a new system.
In early February, it was announced that Penguin would no longer be selling e-books through OverDrive, Inc. With the number of libraries that use OverDrive as their e-book privider, in effect, this means that Penguin will no longer be selling … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, Libraries, overdrive, Penguin, public libraries
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