Since last year copyright holders have started to increase the number of DMCA takedown requests they send to Google. In 2011 Google was asked to remove less than 10 million links from its search engine, which quickly grew to more than 50 million last year. In 2013 the notices nearly quintupled again, and at the time of writing Google has been asked to remove more than 235 million URLs.
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2013 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy. Clickhere to read other blog posts in this series.Amazon Outdone by Drug-Delivering Euro Drone
German shipper DHL one-upped Jeff Bezos by making a real drone delivery to real people. What’s more, the cargo on board was reportedly something you can’t order from Amazon: prescription drugs.
For the last two years cyberwarriors loyal to Bashar al-Assad have made cyberspace a second front in the Syrian conflict. For nearly as long, Marquis-Boire and his colleagues Eva Galperin and John Scott-?Railton have been tracking and analyzing the arsenal of computer malware used against the Syrian opposition, journalists and NGOs. It’s a very different kind of forensic analysis than researchers usually perform — urgent, chaotic, and with human lives on the line. |
In this blog, we?ve focused on the ROI ((return on investment) of social media, which makes sense given it is a topic that continues to attract a lot of attention.
Wikipedia’s Secret Multilingual Workforce Wikipedia?s various language editions often carry entirely different content. Now one researcher has identified a small band of multilingual editors who are working to change that. |
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues
Summary: Navigating the Internet requires using addresses and corresponding names that identify the location of individual computers. The Domain Name System (DNS) is the distributed set of databases residing in computers around the world that contain address numbers mapped to corresponding domain names, making it possible to send and receive messages and
Google’s Latest Robot Acquisition is the Smartest Yet
In buying Boston Dynamics, Google has gained an impressive edge in robot locomotion.
Google?s remarkable push into robotics continued today with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, a particularly exciting?and potentially important?company.
After Snowden: UN takes first small step to curb global surveillance
The debate on international electronic spying, blown open by the US National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden, moves this week to the United Nations General Assembly. It begins what is set to be a long battle to affirm the privacy rights of global citizens
Foursquare’s New Money Means Facebook Isn’t Everything Foursquare took a big chunk of new money from new investors. The location services company is at a pivotal juncture, with a bright 2014 ahead of it. |
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