Listen to Episode 17.
Jenni E. and Jess K. discuss privacy and the ‘net:
Given the complexity of the Internet’s architecture, is individual privacy too much to expect? Government agencies and civil rights groups continue to battle over who owns what - and who should have access to what - as the public continues to wonder how the Fourth Amendment applies, if at all, to electronic communication.
Hands Off the Internet.
Legislation affecting internet privacy.
Listen to Episode 14.
Iris Whitworth writes:
In September 2006, renowned cultural critic Lee Siegel was suspended from his duties as a Senior Editor at the New Republic Magazine because of
concerns that he inappropriately created a blog under pseudonym. Using the blog to criticize opponents and praise himself, Siegel admits that what he did was wrong in the context of the workplace. But as far as blogs are
concerned, were his actions inappropriate?
Further reading:
Shadows and Blogs: The New Republic’s Lee Siegel is guilty, but of what?
Listen to Episode 13.
Aaron Sukenik writes:
Top UN envoy, Jan Pronk, was ordered out of Khartoum by the Sudanese
Government on Monday, October 23, on account of his blogging habits. He
published comments on his Web site exposing weaknesses and threats to the
Sudanese Army. His blogging enraged Sudan’s armed forces, who then called
Pronk a threat to Sudanese security. Pronk had previously been warned
about his blog by U.N. headquarters. Related stories:
Can Diplomats Write Weblogs?
Reuters: UN Envoy Leaves Sudan
I’ll be on the Podcasting/Vlogging for Money Show (hosted By John C. Havens of About.com) this …
From Wired:
Court Deals AT&T A Setback
Stumbling Into a Spy Scandal
AT&T Whistleblower’s Evidence
The Tech Behind The Tapping
On the Media transcript with Morton Halperin
Verizon and Bellsouth Deny Report (via cbsnews.com)
Executive Order Permits Intelligence Director to Authorize Telcos to Lie without Violating Securities Law (via thinkprogress.org)
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Diebold Problems in PA (via blackboxvoting.org)
Voting Machines Found Hackable in PA (via Bradblog)
