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New book explores how protesters – and governments – use Internet tactics
Originally published on ArsTechnica Written by Wendy Grossman In February 2003, the largest demonstration in Britain’s history saw two million people march…
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The Long Arm of the Law – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
It’s a little over three years since the European Court of Justice held in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González…
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The Harvest – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net on July 14th, 2017 In 1957, the BBC’s flagship current affairs program, Panorama, broadcast a story about that…
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Finding harm – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net on July 7th 2017 “Where’s the harm?” has long been a hugely difficult question to answer in privacy…
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Who’s the boss? – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net on June 30th 2017 Even for Google, €2.4 billion is a lot of money. It makes the £130…
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Team Human – Douglas Rushkoff @ Virtual Futures Salon
In the latest, and probably one of the most exciting, installations of Virtual Futures Luke Robert Mason meets Douglas Rushkoff to discuss…
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The ghost in the machine – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on the net.wars column on June 16th, 2017 Humans are a problem in decision-making. We have prejudices based on limited…
Read More » Multiple German Courts Rule Photos Of Public Domain Works Are Not In The Public Domain
Originally published on techdirt.com Back in November 2015, we wrote about a bad situation in Germany, where a museum in Mannheim was…
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The bad guys are not constrained by the law. That’s why they’re bad guys.
Q&A: Internet extremism and how to combat it By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer published on Sunday, 4 Jun 2017 DETROIT (AP) —…
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Why Theresa May is wrong to weaken encryption
Conservative plans for Internet clampdown are a distraction Open Rights Group has responded to Theresa May’s post-election hints that she will continue…
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