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Itâ€™s the Fourth of July, and weâ€™re fighting for our civil liberties. — me, in 2008, to the Senator Obama â€“ Please, No Telecom Immunity and Get FISA Right mailing list Five years later, grassroots civil liberties activism on social networks is back and better then ever.Â Back in 2008, we were organizing online, trying…

Happy Birthday Get FISA Right: Looking forward to what comes next!

Jun 26, 2013

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jon

in privacy, Tales from the Net

Cross-posted on Get FISA Right Get FISA Right started on June 26, 2008, with posts by Mardi S on my.barackobama.com and Mike Stark on Open Left. We were the first high-profile grassroots social network activism campaign in the US and got enough attention that Obama responded to our open letter. Still, we and our allies…

Day of Action, Monday, June 17: Tell the TSA to End Nude Body Scanners

Jun 13, 2013

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jon

in political, privacy, Tales from the Net

With less than two weeks left to comment on the ‘nude body scanners’ in airports — and civil liberties on the front pages — it’s time for a final push to get the word out.

Tell the TSA what you think about nude body scanners!

May 9, 2013

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jon

in political, privacy, Tales from the Net

Airline passengers have been walking through full-body scanners for nearly five years, but only now are fliers getting a chance to officially tell the federal government what they think about the screening machines. In response to a lawsuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled that the Transportation Security Administration…

Happy f—ing Bill of Rights Day

Dec 15, 2011

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jon

in political, privacy, Tales from the Net

Both houses of Congress have passed the #NDAA codifying indefinite detention — and Obama’s happy with the language, so won’t be vetoing it. Meanwhile even as I write this, the House is debating #SOPA. Remember back in 2006-8 when the Bush Administration rammed through PATRIOT Act reauthorization and FISA? Obama was on the right side…

Be an ally, not a hater (part 3 of “A Crucial Time for Diaspora *”)

Dec 9, 2011

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jon

in social computing, Tales from the Net

CONTENT WARNING: This post discusses some dark subjects including depression and suicide.

Road trip! Bringing the #privchat community to Diaspora *

Oct 16, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

It’s hard to believe but #privchat — the Tuesday morning Twitter Privacy Chat — has been going on for almost a year. CDT, Privacy Camp, and EPIC have done a great job moderating, and the attendees are a great cross-section of the privacy and civil liberties community: non-profits, privacy-focused startups, academics, privacy professionals at large…

Time for a break

Sep 28, 2011

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jon

in Personal, social computing, Tales from the Net

I love social networks. They’re how I follow the news, get different perspectives, stay in touch with friends — and make new ones. When people complain that online connections are just a poor substitute for “real life”, I just shake my head and tell them they’re doing it wrong. And as I’ve argued passionately in…

Protected: Sneak Preview (DRAFT)

Sep 26, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net, Uncategorized

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

In chaos there is opportunity (part 11 of Diversity and Google+)

Sep 25, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

I’m flashing! Back in 2006, the Ad Astra project proposed a strategy for Microsoft to outflank Google by leveraging its employee base and social technologies. One of the key insights: social computing technologies allow a company to tap into the combined energy of employees and their networks. This can be a huge asset — and…

The Trend is in the Wrong Direction: Reflections on the Field Trial (part 10 of Diversity and Google+)

Sep 23, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Also published on We Get Google Plus, Diaspora *, and G+ For the past 12 weeks weâ€™ve been in field trial, and during that time weâ€™ve listened and learned a great deal. Weâ€™re nowhere near done, but with the improvements weâ€™ve made so far weâ€™re ready to move from field trial to beta, and introduce…

Talk about a hostile environment (part 9 of Google+ and Diversity)

Sep 19, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

also posted on G+ and on Diaspora* I feel very let down by Google’s behavior. I had hoped to escape the heavy-handedness that is Facebook, but that is not to be. I’ll have a presence here; I have to, professionally. But the joy is gone. — Kathy Gill, Google+ As An Identity Service Is Bait…

4 Things Diaspora can learn from Google+

Sep 17, 2011

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jon

in Tales from the Net, Uncategorized

Part 2 of A Crucial Time for Diaspora. Originally posted on Liminal States. This weekend I received an invitation through Facebook to join Diaspora. I had tried to join Diaspora last year when I learned about their Kickstarter success while writing my book on crowdsourcing, but I couldn’t get in. So of course I was…

4 Things Diaspora* can learn from Google+

Sep 17, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Part 2 of A crucial time for Diaspora* This weekend I received an invitation through Facebook to join Diaspora. I had tried to join Diaspora last year when I learned about their Kickstarter success while writing my book on crowdsourcing, but I couldn’t get in. So of course I was curious and went immediately to…

A crucial time for Diaspora*

Sep 17, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Although weâ€™ve been quiet for a while, itâ€™s because weâ€™ve been working hard, head-down. Weâ€™re thrilled to say weâ€™ve built the first stage of a new social web, one better than whatâ€™s out there today: a place where each of us owns our own information, where each person controls his or her own privacy, where…

What Diaspora (and everybody else) can learn from Google+ (DRAFT)

Sep 12, 2011

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

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Booberday: Google+ and Diversity, part 8

Sep 12, 2011

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jon

in social sciences, Tales from the Net

Summary: itâ€™s a â€œshare pictures of your cleavage because ofâ€¦ breast cancer! yeah!â€ meme. That meta-meme is potent, folks. Got something you want people to do? Claim itâ€™s about preventing or ameliorating or alerting or grieving breast cancer. You are now the untouchable saviour. The end. — Mary, on Geek Feminism A surprising number of…

What can Diaspora* learn from Google+?

Sep 6, 2011

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jon

in Professional, Tales from the Net

At last year’s Blue Hat conference, I gave a short talk on What Diaspora* can learn from Microsoft. Â Now, I’d like to do the same kind of analysis with Google+. Ten weeks into the G+ experiment, what are the key learnings for a privacy-friendly distributed social network.Â Here’s a few early thoughts. Diaspora’s on…

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