January 15, 2006 - January 21, 2006 Archive
January 20, 2006
Senator Stevens Threatens Net Sites With Mandated Ratings System
Unless--somehow--the entire Internet decides to introduce its own rating system.
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Banned Searches In Google And MSN
Search engines refuse some technical keyword searches, with the implication that it's to prevent viruses from spreading. Sounds like a dangerous road.
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Posted at 11:48 AM by Danny O'Brien |
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Schoolchildren Recruited as Copyright Spies in Hong Kong
Some 200,000 are encouraged to monitor and report on "suspect" web sites.
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Posted at 11:48 AM by Danny O'Brien |
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EPIC Sues Justice Department for Surveillance Documents
The privacy group applied for an expedited Freedom of Information Act request hours after the NSA wiretapping program was revealed, and are suing to get a quick response.
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Posted at 11:48 AM by Danny O'Brien |
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Respect The Music
German indie groups come out against DRM on their music.
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Posted at 11:48 AM by Danny O'Brien |
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UK's Consumer Council Comes out Against DRM
The advocacy group calls for government regulation.
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January 18, 2006
The Google Robot FAQ (Last update: November 1st, 2030)
"Again, we take great measures to ensure no privacy is ever invaded. Even if there is a Google Robot next to you, it doesn't mean he records everything you say. You can think of him as a quiet neighbor doing gardening work."
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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The Professional Device Hole
Ed Felten begins a series examining the proposed Analog Hole legislation.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Filtering Your Rights Away
Nart Villeneuve shows how filtering Net content--any filtering--can quickly overreach.
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Christopher Hitchens vs NSA Wiretapping
A supporter of the administration's war against terror explains why he has joined the ACLU's wiretapping case.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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A Modest Top Level Domain Proposal
What if, asks Danny Younger, we declared a trademark-free TLD?
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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Godwin's Lib
Mike Godwin writes a guide to DRM for librarians.
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Posted at 05:17 PM by Danny O'Brien |
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