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The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 – This webpage links to facts sheets, summaries, comparisons and other relevant documents on this controversial legislation. Myth v. Reality The Facts About S. 3480, Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator …
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, via Privacy International, “Crime reference number 2318672/10 was today issued by London’s Metropolitan Police, marking the commencement of investigations into Google for alleged criminal interception of Wireless communications content. Privacy International, which brought the complaint, has been briefed by police on …
Follow up to Several State Attorneys General Announce Probes of Google Wireless Data Collection, via EPIC: “The French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL) has released preliminary results (French) (English) of the Google Street View investigation in France. According to the CNIL, Google “saved passwords for access to mailboxes” and obtained content of electronic …
Adults and Cell Phone Distractions, by Mary Madden, Lee Rainie, June 18, 2010 “Cell phones appeal to Americans for many reasons, starting with the benefits of constant connection to family and friends. In the era of smart phones, instant and ubiquitous access to information, news, and games on handheld devices also draws users into deeper …
The future of cloud computing, by Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie, June 11, 2010 “Technology experts and stakeholders say they expect they will live mostly in the cloud in 2020 and not on the desktop, working mostly through cyberspace-based applications accessed through networked devices. This will substantially advance mobile connectivity through smartphones and other internet appliances. …
EPIC: “The Supreme Court has issued a ruling in City of Ontario v. Quon, a case concerning the reasonablenees of a search of a public employee’s pager. EPIC filed a “friend of the court” brief in the case, arguing that data minimization practices should be followed for electronic searches, and that the search, which uncovered …
EPIC: “International watchdog Privacy International has announced the launch of a new website for bringing transparency to “technical mysteries” behind controversial systems. Cracking the Black Box identifies key questions regarding mysterious technologies and asks experts, whistleblowers, and other concerned parties to “help crack the box” by anonymously contributing ideas and input. The organization responsible for …
Closing the Digital Frontier: “The era of the Web browsers dominance is coming to a close. And the Internets founding ideology that information wants to be free, and that attempts to constrain it are not only hopeless but immoral suddenly seems naive and stale in the new age of apps, smart phones, and pricing …
Follow up to New Yorker: Julian Assange and WikiLeak’s mission for total transparency news from two sources on converging aspects of leaking national security data via MSM and alternative news outlets. “Pentagon investigators are trying to determine the whereabouts of the Australian-born founder of the secretive website Wikileaks for fear that he may be about …
Neighbors Online by Aaron Smith, June 9, 2010: “One in five Americans use digital tools to communicate with neighbors and monitor community developments.”
When to Buy Your Child a Cellphone, Stefanie Olsen, New York Times, Jun 9, 2010: “About 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States own a mobile phone, up from 45 percent in 2004, according to an April study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, part of the Pew Research Center. …
Official Google Blog: “…we’re announcing the completion of a new web indexing system called Caffeine. Caffeine provides 50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index, and it’s the largest collection of web content we’ve offered. Whether it’s a news story, a blog or a forum post, you can now find links to …
