A Global Call to Ban Facial Recognition- A #Cyberculture roundup

Ban Facial Recognition thepublicvoice.org We the undersigned call for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology that enables mass surveillance. We recognize the increasing use of this technology for commercial services, government administration, and policing functions. How memes got weaponized: A short history MIT Technology Review Memes come off as a joke, but some … Read more

EA vs. Zynga, Apple vs. Samsung. Clashes at cybersphere. A roundup…

EA to Zynga: Enough already, The Ville is The Sims and we?re going to sue you from The Next Web by Drew Olanoff   Zynga?s reaction to EA: Lawsuit is both unfortunate and ironic from The Next Web by Drew Olanoff   Apple v. Samsung: Why the Future of Ideas Is at Stake by Lance … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Pirate Bay vs. Anonymous, Cybarmegeddon, New smartphone user research, “Few Companies Fight Patriot Act Gag Orders

Pirate Bay to Anonymous: DDoS is censorship, cut it out from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow A good-tempered rebuke from The Pirate Bay to the Anons who staged a raid on Virgin Media in protest of the ISP’s participation in blocking The Pirate Bay for its customers: More Americans Worried About Cybarmegeddon Than Terrorism, Study … Read more