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The Brother proliferation – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net There’s this about having one or two big threats: they distract attention from the copycat threats forming behind…
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Escape from model land – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
“Models are best for understanding, but they are inherently wrong,” Helen Dacre said, evoking robotics engineer Bill Smart on sensors. Dacre was…
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Aspirational intelligence – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally posted on pelicancrossing.net “All commandments are ideals,” he said. He – Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford – had just finished…
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In sync – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net Until Wednesday, I was not familiar with the use of “sync” to stand for a music synchronization license…
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Bodies in the clouds – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net This year’s Computers, Privacy, and Data Protectionconference had the theme “The Internet of Bodies”. I chaired the “Bodies…
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Ding! – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net The end of the year seems a good moment for complaints. The Guardian has gone all out with 2017…
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Counterfactuals – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net On Tuesday evening, virtual reality pioneer and musician Jaron Lanier, in London to promote his latest book, Dawn…
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The opposite of privilege – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net A couple of weeks ago, Cybersalon held an event to discuss modern trends in workplace surveillance. In the…
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Risk profile – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net So here is this week’s killer question: “Are you aware of any large-scale systems employing this protection?” It’s…
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Cost basis – Net.Wars by Wendy Grossman
Originally published on pelicancrossing.net There’s plenty to fret about in the green paper released this week outlining the government’s Internet Safety Strategy…
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