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February 2004 Archive

February 02, 2004

The Universal Bibliography of Anonymity

MIT's Roger Dingledine - who will be at CodeCon this year - has an incredible bibliography of technical writing about anonymity on the Net.
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February 01, 2004

Collaborative Commons: Weigh In on the New CC Licenses

The new Creative Commons Licenses are up for public review until February 15.
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Privacy for Sale?

Sure, but ever wonder why? Some HP researchers did, and they wrote a report on how much we "value" our privacy.
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Panopticon on the Installment Plan

Bruce Schneier on the government's slow erosion of your civil liberties.
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Who Owns New Knowledge?

Robert Reich has a short, balanced piece at the problem of paying for digital goods:
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Ashcroft Warns of Veto on Patriot Act Reform, Due Process

The SAFE Act would reintroduce accountability for "sneak and peek" wiretaps.
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Eno, Gabriel Introduce Their MUDDA

The "Magnificent Union of Digitally Downloading Artists" is a label-free union for musicians who want to do business on the Net.
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Another Reason to Give Canada a Chance

The Canadian File-sharing Legal Information Network is teaching P2P users about their rights.
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Don't Forget to Thank the Academy for Those Handcuffs

Two motion picture studios are suing an actor for allegedly leaking Oscar "screener" tapes to a friend who posted them on the Net.
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Pepsi/iTunes Downloading Ad Now Online

Miss the Big Game? Never fear - you can some of the RIAA's targets swill Pepsi and plug the iTunes music store right here.
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Microsoft and Time Warner to "Collaborate..."

...On ways to lock you out of your digital media (scroll to Item #2).
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A THIRD Scathing Report on Diebold E-Voting Machines

The author of the report says, "You are more secure buying a book from Amazon than you are uploading your results to a Diebold server."
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RadioShack Tries to Short-Circuit RadioShackSucks.com

It may be crude, but RadioShackSucks.com has helped scores of disgruntled employees join forces in a class action against the 'Shack.
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