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Showtime! Computers, Freedom, and Privacy in a Networked Society starts today!
Should we have to give up our freedom and privacy in to reap the benefits of a constant connection to friends and information? How do we take advantage of the power of computers to improve freedom and privacy online and off? – From the CFP 2010 Call for Participation Let’s find out, shall we? I’ve…
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The Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference and a Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights (DRAFT)
DRAFT! Work in progress! Feedback welcome! Final verison intended for Pam’s House Blend
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What rights should social network users have? (DRAFT!)
Draft! Work in Progress! Feedback welcome! Final version intended for the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy blog.
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Computers, Freedom, and Privacy in a Networked Society: June 15-18, in San Jose and Cyberspace (DRAFT)
Draft! Work in Progress! Feedback welcome! Revised version intended for Blog@CACM.
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Notes from underground: Kinetic 4 at the Pacific Science Center
Okay, it might be stretching it a little to call it “underground” … still, Infinite Connections’ parties at the Pacific Science Center are always great fun. Promoters Amanita and Osiris Indriya are also the guys behind Hotwired, Seattle’s psytrance monthly, and know how to create a great vibe. The setting is amazing … Insect Trance,…
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Privacy and social networks: a grassroots social network activist’s perspective
Social network sites epitomize the wave of the future, Obama’s strength in 2008, and youth. Â They’re overwhelmingly in favor of civil liberties. Â And civil liberties supporters are getting organized there. — Social network activism and the future of civil liberties, originally published on Pam’s House Blend At the annual privacy coalition meeting in Washington DC,…
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Demand your dotRights: Facebook gives people “more control” by revealing private their information
We are concerned that the Transition Tool and other changes actually discourage or eliminate some privacy protections that Facebook users currently employ. And we’re still waiting for Facebook to address the privacy issues concerning third party applications that were raised months ago in our petition. — Nicole Ozer of dotRights, Facebook privacy is in transition…
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An open letter to President Obama on the Patriot Act (DRAFT)
Draft! Work in progress! Feedback welcome! The open letter will be published Monday evening, and this will be one of many posts announcing it. Final version intended for Pam’s House Blend
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Andy Sack’s 10 lessons learned (from NWEN’s Entrepreneur University)
I’ve been live-tweeting @asackofseattle’s “lessons learned” presentation from Northwest Entrepeneur Network’s Entrepeneur University.  Here they are in one easy-to-read list: #10: it takes 5 years to create anything of value #9: focus on your 1st market longer than you think #8: beware of shiny object distraction #7 avoid the rush to nowhere #6 competition doesn’t…
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My favorite day of the year!
Last year, I ended my post with “… what a difference a year makes.” Yeah, really. One thing’s a constant, though: spending Halloween doing something wonderful with Deborah. Yay! Happy Halloween, all!
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Social network activism and the Patriot Act (DRAFT)
DRAFT Work in progress! Feedback welcome! Final version intended for The Seminal and Pam’s House Blend
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National Equality March: some highlights via Twitter
Some screenshots from the #nem hashtag via Twazzup:
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Is my brother Greg well-connected or what?
Since it’s a poem about social media, my brother Greg has version 2.0 of “I’m Pretty Well connected” up on Gottabook and The Happy Accident: I’m pretty well connected. I’ve got my Facebook page. I tweet, blog, plurk From home and work. I link, connect, engage! I Stumble, and I Ustream. My YouTube channel’s big….…
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It’s Goa Gil’s birthday … and we’re *still* fighting for our civil liberties!
… keep your eyes open for a river, once you pass the river, the driveway will be the first right after the river. There is a Scarecrow on the mailbox at the edge of the driveway. Follow the driveway to your destiny 🙂 — from the direction to Goa Gil’s birthday party Stop me if…
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Computers, Freedom, and Privacy 2010: why should people care?
One of our goals for the 2010 Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference is to reach out to a broader and more diverse community. Our upcoming “save the date” announcement is the first good opportunity for this. Getting some attention on Twitter, blogs, and email lists can help raise awareness of “the best computer conference you’ve…
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Ask @bing to create grants for nonprofit advertising on their site (DRAFT)
Update, September 1: Microsoft responded. More here. Draft! Work in progress! Feedback welcome!
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#diversityfail: Guys talking to guys who talk about guys — and Chris Anderson’s FREE (DRAFT)
DRAFT! Work in progress! Update, July 9: my brother Greg of The Happy Accident had some great feedback on this draft: he didn’t know until the last paragraphs why he was reading it. Until then, it seemed like an attack on Alex — which wasn’t at all my intention.  Why we do drafts, chapter 1023…
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Iran, censorship, social networks — and hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives
“I think the filters and the restrictions have been going on for so long in Iran that the experienced people are already prepared for this,” said Jon Pincus, a former Microsoft project manager and digital activist who works on projects promoting online freedom. Iranians dodging internet censorship , Doug Gross, CNN The OpenNet Initiative’s Cracking down…