Europe: Will ACTA Treaty Pass After Protests? from Global Voices Online by Danielle Martineau [All links forward to French articles unless stated otherwise.] As of the end of the month of February 2012, the mobilization efforts of Internet users against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) [en] were still going strong. In fact, they may have … Read more
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Recently, Professor Sherry Turkle made a TED Talk. She argued: Turkle, a psychologist who leads MIT?s Initiative on Technology and Self, believes that while our constant communication and social media engagement does make us more connected, it?s coming at the sacrifice of real conversation. VIA Although I would agree with most of her observations and … Read more
The FBI file of Steven Paul Jobs from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Path Controversy Renews Social Media Privacy Debate from Mashable! by Peter Pachal Still No Pardon for Alan Turing; Watch the Film Breaking the Code from Open Culture by Mike Springer This week the British Government once again refused to pardon Alan … Read more
Twitter caves to global censorship, will block content on country-specific basis as required by Xeni Jardin EFF: “What Does Twitter?s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?” by Xeni Jardin What Does Twitter?s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression? from EFF.org Updates by eva Yesterday, Twitter announced in a blog post … Read more