Cyberculture roundup: Eric Schmidt vs. Julian Assange… CISPA is back….Google vs. Bing…

Eric Schmidt: Money is the only reason Julian Assange redacted WikiLeaks files from FP Passport by John Hudson Back in 2011, Google executive Eric Schmidt conducted a secret interview with Julian Assange while the WikiLeaks founder was under house arrest in Britain. The nature of the interview has not been revealed until now, a week … Read more

Most buzzed universities on the Internet and an academic roundup… Occupy movement, Publishing industry and more..

25 Most-Buzzed Universities on the Internet from Mashable! by Zoe Fox The complete ranking of the top 25 are listed below. 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2. Harvard University 3. University of Chicago 4. Columbia University 5. University of Wisconsin ? Madison 6. Cornell University 7. University of California ? Los Angeles 8. Stanford University … Read more

Online privacy special series from MediaShift. A cyberculture roundup.

Special Series: Online Privacy from MediaShift “All the world’s a stage,” and even moreso with the rise of the Internet, online advertising and social networking. While there is no American “right to privacy” in the Constitution, there are limits to what we want companies, publishers and advertisers to do with our personal information. Do we … Read more

“EFF’s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border

EFF’s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border from EFF.org Updates by marcia Amid recent reports that security researchers have experienced difficulties at the United States border after traveling abroad, we realized that it’s been awhile since we last discussed how to safeguard electronic devices and digital information during border searches. … Read more