Category «Internet»

Green Paper: Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework

The commercial data privacy issues discussed in the Department’s green paper, Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework, provide a clear lens through which to assess current policy. Throughout the history of the Internet as a commercial medium, the Department of Commerce has been a key avenue of government …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Expanding Broadband Access and Adoption in Communities Across America

The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program – Expanding Broadband Access and Adoption in Communities Across America, Overview of Grant Awards, December 2010 “Broadband infrastructure serves as a key engine of economic development, enabling communities to attract, retain, and expand job-creating businesses and institutions. For example, over broadband connections, small and rural businesses are able to buy …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

Commentary: Journalism in the age of WikiLeaks

“Mass collaboration is revolutionizing not only the way we work, but the way we live, learn, create and care for each other. Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, authors of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World, analyze some of the trends reshaping our world. Today: Journalism in the age of user-generated content and Wikileaks – …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management

S&P Equity Research Issues Internet Predictions for 2011

News release: “S&P Equity Research sees big developments for the Internet segment in 2011, including continuing challenges for Google, changes at Yahoo, a cloud offering from Apple, and excitement from China. “The coming year should also be another year of solid growth, with double-digit gains for U.S. Internet advertising and retail spending,” observed Scott Kessler, …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Search Engines

Political Change in the Digital Age: The Fragility and Promise of Online Organizing

“The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the release of a new paper, Political Change in the Digital Age: The Fragility and Promise of Online Organizing, by Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, and John Palfrey.” “In this paper, we discuss the possible impact of digital technologies in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes. We …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet

Report: Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Against Independent Media and Human Rights Sites

“The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to share a new report, Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Against Independent Media and Human Rights Sites by Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York, John Palfrey “Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is an increasingly common Internet phenomenon capable of silencing Internet speech, usually for …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Legal Research